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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.
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.


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**[[Pedal steel guitar]]
**[[Pedal steel guitar]]
**[[Fun With Microtones|Ukulele]]
**[[Fun With Microtones|Ukulele]]
** Others: banjo, mandolin, balalaika, sitar, [[Wikipedia:Moodswinger|moodswinger]], etc.
** Others: banjo, bouzuki, mandolin, balalaika, sitar, [[Wikipedia:Moodswinger|moodswinger]], etc.
* Fretless:
* Fretless:
**[[Autoharp]]
**[[Autoharp]]
** [[Electric bass|Fretless bass]]
** [[Electric bass|Fretless bass]]
** [[Qanun]]
** [[Qanun]]
** Others: oud, harp, zither, hammer dulcimer, [[Wikipedia:Đàn bầu|đàn bầu]], etc.
** Others: oud, harp, zither (including kantele), hammer dulcimer, [[Wikipedia:Đàn bầu|đàn bầu]], etc.
* Keyboard plucked strings
* Keyboard plucked strings
** Harpsichord  
** Harpsichord  
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== Wind instruments ==
== Wind instruments ==
=== Brass instruments ===
=== Brass instruments ===
*[[Horn]]
* [[Flugelhorn]]
* [[Horn]]
* [[Trumpet]]
* [[Trumpet]]
* [[Trombone]]
* [[Trombone]]
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** [[Flute]]
** [[Flute]]
** [[Recorder]]
** [[Recorder]]
** [[Shakuhachi]]
** [[Whistle]]
** [[Whistle]]
** Others: khaen, some very small organs, etc.
** Others: khaen, some very small organs, etc.
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** [http://www.ekmelic-music.org/en/instr/kk.htm Sound tower/sound cube]{{dead link}}
** [http://www.ekmelic-music.org/en/instr/kk.htm Sound tower/sound cube]{{dead link}}
**[[Tubulong]]
**[[Tubulong]]
**[[Zoomoozophone]]
** Others: carillon, amglocken, handbells, etc.
** Others: carillon, amglocken, handbells, etc.
* Lamellophones:
* Lamellophones:
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** [[Daxophone]]
** [[Daxophone]]
** Others: musical saw, wine glasses, nail violin, etc.
** Others: musical saw, wine glasses, nail violin, etc.
* Hammered dulcimers (including [[wikipedia:yangqin|yangqin]] and lavachord, the latter of which also belongs to keyboard instruments)
** Finger-hammered dulcimers: [[harpejji]].
* [[Keyboard]]s: piano, tangent piano (including [[fluid piano]]), organ (when equipped with percussion stops), clavichord (including the Clavinet and its derivatives).
* [[Keyboard]]s: piano, tangent piano (including [[fluid piano]]), organ (when equipped with percussion stops), clavichord (including the Clavinet and its derivatives).


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* Synthesizers:
* Synthesizers:
** [[Lumatone]]
** [[Lumatone]]
** [[SoMa Terra]]
** Others: see [[Keyboard#List of generalized keyboards]]
** Others: see [[Keyboard#List of generalized keyboards]]
* [[Novation Launchpad]]
* [[Wikipedia:Ondes Martenot|Ondes Martenot]]
* [[Wikipedia:Ondes Martenot|Ondes Martenot]]
* [[Wikipedia:Theremin|Theremin]]
* [[Wikipedia:Theremin|Theremin]]
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** [[Infinitone]]
** [[Infinitone]]
** [[Udderbot]]
** [[Udderbot]]
== See also ==
* [[List of xenharmonic fixed pitch instruments]]
== 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


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