You are right to be skeptical: the study in question only looked at 'perceived timbre' in the context of pieces performed by pianists. https://www.pnas.org/doi/

You are right to be skeptical: the study in question only looked at 'perceived timbre' in the context of pieces performed by pianists. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2425073122 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2425073122