Instrumental Coding (Word Puzzle)

[Otis]

The word PAPERER can be encoded into the name of a musical instrument by replacing each letter with a different letter, but where repeated letters are assigned the same replacement letter (as in a cryptogram). What is this instrument?



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[Dr.Peterson]

The word PAPERER can be encoded into the name of a musical instrument by replacing each letter with a different letter, but where repeated letters are assigned the same replacement letter (as in a cryptogram). What is this instrument?

Spoiler

UKULELE

Don't ask me how I guessed it!

 

[Otis]

Don't ask me how I guessed it!

I surmise that it's likely you'd guessed in the same way as do most folk who guess correctly (like I think I did): A subconscious filtering of encoded patterns retrieved by the brain. It's a similar process to being able to read certain sentences despite several missing letters, or to view both sides of an optical illusion nearly simultaneously.

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