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Many kinds of musical instruments can be used to play [[microtonal music]], ranging from non-microtonal instruments (i.e. designed to be played in [[12edo]]) to custom-designed xenharmonic instruments.<br />
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Fixed pitch instruments make it easier for musicians to play notes accurately and reliably, although they give access to a limited set of pitches. Many non-microtonal instruments can be played microtonally without any modification to the instrument by using extended techniques, such as microtonal fingerings on woodwinds. Non-microtonal instruments can also be modified, either temporarily or permanently; this includes notably nonstandard (open) tunings on string instruments and [[Guitar#Refretting|guitar refretting]]. Finally, new instruments can be created from scratch; many such custom-designed instruments can be found in the [[list of xenharmonic fixed pitch instruments]].<br />
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Continuous pitch instruments give access to a wider range of pitches, but often require more skill to be played accurately and reliably. The human voice falls in this category, along with other standard instruments such as [[bowed strings]] and [[trombone]]s. Some extended techniques allow for continuous pitch adjustments, even on fixed pitch instruments, such as [[Wikipedia:String bending|string bending]] on guitars and lip bending on wind instruments like [[trumpet]]s and saxophones. Several custom instruments also fall in this category, including the [[udderbot]] and the [[Infinitone]].<br />
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The following is a non-exhaustive list of instruments which can be used to play xenharmonic music. You can find additional information by following the links to each instrument's dedicated page.<br />
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== Idiophones ==<br />
* [[Bells]]<br />
* [[Conic Bellophone in 96edo|Conic bellophone]]<br />
* [[Daxophone]]<br />
* [[Kalimba]]<br />
* [[Marimba]]<br />
* [[Tubulong]]<br />
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== Chordophones ==<br />
* [[Autoharp]]<br />
* [[Bowed strings]]<br />
* [[Electric bass]]<br />
* [[Fluid piano]]<br />
* [[Guitar]]<br />
* [[Harpejji]]<br />
* [[Pedal steel guitar]]<br />
* [[Qanun]]<br />
* [[Ukulele]]<br />
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== Aerophones ==<br />
* [[Bassoon]]<br />
* [[Clarinet]]<br />
* [[Flugelhorn]]<br />
* [[Flute]]<br />
* [[Fretless saxophone]]<br />
* [[Harmonica]]<br />
* [[Horn]]<br />
* [[Infinitone]]<br />
* [[Recorder]]<br />
* [[Saxophone]]<br />
* [[Shakuhachi]]<br />
* [[Trombone]]<br />
* [[Trumpet]]<br />
* [[Udderbot]]<br />
* [[Whistle]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of xenharmonic fixed pitch instruments]]<br />
* [[Keyboard]]<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
* Hugh Davies/Alexander Bonus, [https://archive.org/details/grovedictionaryo0003unse_w4m2/page/459/ Microtonal instruments], The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, Second Edition, 2014<br />
* [https://archive.org/details/emi_archive/ Experimental Musical Instruments] journal<br />
* Fletcher and Rossing, [https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~pbarfuss/The_Physics_of_Musical_Instruments.pdf The Physics of Musical Instruments], Springer-Verlag, 1991<br />
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