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However, large departures from intended tuning, for example, from 12edo ― require changes to string length, gauge, tension, scaling, or even the frame and soundboard, rather than simply retuning the existing strings. A typical piano will only handle about a semitone of retuning before breaking strings becomes an issue. Additionally, excessive string stretching produces a timbre that sounds increasingly inharmonic and more bell-like.

As such, purpose-built microtonal pianos ~~(as well as similar keyboard instruments)~~ are required to ~~therefore~~ accommodate tunings that would be impractical or unsafe to realize by retuning a conventional piano~~. Plenty of such keyboards are showcased on the dedicated edo pages on the wiki~~. Likewise, multiple pianos can be used: a solo player can play two keyboards at a ~~right angle~~, or many players can play many pianos.

As such, purpose-built microtonal pianos are required to accommodate tunings that would be impractical or unsafe to realize by retuning a conventional piano. Likewise, multiple pianos can be used: a solo player can play two keyboards detuned by a specific amount, or many players can play many pianos.

Electronic plugins like {{W|Pianoteq}} can be used to retune a modeled piano to arbitrary pitches with high precision, without the mechanical limitations that are found in the process of building a physical instrument.

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 However, large departures from intended tuning, for example, from 12edo ― require changes to string length, gauge, tension, scaling, or even the frame and soundboard, rather than simply retuning the existing strings. A typical piano will only handle about a semitone of retuning before breaking strings becomes an issue. Additionally, excessive string stretching produces a timbre that sounds increasingly inharmonic and  more bell-like.
-As such, purpose-built microtonal pianos (as well as similar keyboard instruments) are required to therefore accommodate tunings that would be impractical or unsafe to realize by retuning a conventional piano. Plenty of such keyboards are showcased on the dedicated edo pages on the wiki. Likewise, multiple pianos can be used: a solo player can play two keyboards at a right angle, or many players can play many pianos.
+As such, purpose-built microtonal pianos are required to accommodate tunings that would be impractical or unsafe to realize by retuning a conventional piano. Likewise, multiple pianos can be used: a solo player can play two keyboards detuned by a specific amount, or many players can play many pianos.
 Electronic plugins like {{W|Pianoteq}} can be used to retune a modeled piano to arbitrary pitches with high precision, without the mechanical limitations that are found in the process of building a physical instrument.