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			== Keyboards ==
			* [[Fluid piano]]

	== Strings ==		== Strings ==
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	* [[Qanun]]		* [[Qanun]]
	* [[Ukulele]]		* [[Ukulele]]

	~~== Keyboards ==~~
	* [[Fluid piano]]

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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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.
-== Idiophones ==
+== Winds ==
 * [[Bells]]
 * [[Conic Bellophone in 96edo|Conic bellophone]]
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 * [[Tubulong]]
-== Chordophones ==
+== Strings ==
 * [[Autoharp]]
 * [[Bowed strings]]
 * [[Electric bass]]
 * [[Guitar]]
 * [[Harp]]
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 * [[Ukulele]]
-== Aerophones ==
+== Keyboards ==
-* [[Bassoon]]
+* [[Fluid piano]]
 == See also ==

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			* [[Harp]]
	* [[Harpejji]]		* [[Harpejji]]
	* [[Pedal steel guitar]]		* [[Pedal steel guitar]]
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	* [[Trombone]]		* [[Trombone]]
	* [[Trumpet]]		* [[Trumpet]]
			* [[Tuba]]
	* [[Udderbot]]		* [[Udderbot]]
	* [[Whistle]]		* [[Whistle]]

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{{Catrel|Instruments}}

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.

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]].

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]].

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.

== Idiophones ==
* [[Bells]]
* [[Conic Bellophone in 96edo|Conic bellophone]]
* [[Daxophone]]
* [[Kalimba]]
* [[Marimba]]
* [[Tubulong]]

== Chordophones ==
* [[Autoharp]]
* [[Bowed strings]]
* [[Electric bass]]
* [[Fluid piano]]
* [[Guitar]]
* [[Harpejji]]
* [[Pedal steel guitar]]
* [[Qanun]]
* [[Ukulele]]

== Aerophones ==
* [[Bassoon]]
* [[Clarinet]]
* [[Flugelhorn]]
* [[Flute]]
* [[Fretless saxophone]]
* [[Harmonica]]
* [[Horn]]
* [[Infinitone]]
* [[Recorder]]
* [[Saxophone]]
* [[Shakuhachi]]
* [[Trombone]]
* [[Trumpet]]
* [[Udderbot]]
* [[Whistle]]

== See also ==
* [[List of xenharmonic fixed pitch instruments]]
* [[Keyboard]]

== Further reading ==
* Hugh Davies/Alexander Bonus, [https://archive.org/details/grovedictionaryo0003unse_w4m2/page/459/ Microtonal instruments], The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, Second Edition, 2014
* [https://archive.org/details/emi_archive/ Experimental Musical Instruments] journal
* Fletcher and Rossing, [https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~pbarfuss/The_Physics_of_Musical_Instruments.pdf The Physics of Musical Instruments], Springer-Verlag, 1991

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