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You’ve heard of this one before. Spaces between frets get too small for comfort around 27edo, although a solution for 41edo (having frets for every other note in the scale and finding the whole gamut through other strings) is isomorphic and uniquely elegant. Fretless guitars are also an option. | You’ve heard of this one before. Spaces between frets get too small for comfort around 27edo, although a solution for 41edo (having frets for every other note in the scale and finding the whole gamut through other strings) is isomorphic and uniquely elegant. Fretless guitars are also an option. | ||
'''HexBoard''' | '''HexBoard''' <br />''Price:'' $400 <br />''Number of keys:'' 140 <br />''Velocity sensitivity:'' No <br />''Layout:'' Hex<br />''Retunability:'' Easy | ||
''Price:'' $400 <br />''Number of keys:'' 140 <br />''Velocity sensitivity:'' No <br />''Layout:'' Hex<br />''Retunability:'' Easy | |||
Marketed as a cheap alternative to the Lumatone. | Marketed as a cheap alternative to the Lumatone. | ||
'''Electric piano (not recommended)''' | '''Electric piano (not recommended)''' <br />''Price:'' ~$400 <br />''Number of keys: 88'' <br />''Velocity sensitivity:'' Depends <br />''Layout:'' [[Halberstadt layout|Halberstadt]] <br />''Retunability:'' Easy | ||
''Price:'' ~$400 <br />''Number of keys: 88'' <br />''Velocity sensitivity:'' Depends <br />''Layout:'' [[Halberstadt layout|Halberstadt]] <br />''Retunability:'' Easy | |||
Deals well with some scales with fewer than 12 notes, and a select number of larger scales. Not the best option if you don’t already have one | Deals well with some scales with fewer than 12 notes, and a select number of larger scales. Not the best option if you don’t already have one | ||
'''String instruments''' | '''String instruments''' <br />''Price:'' $500-$3000 <br />''Number of keys:'' As many pitch classes are available as your fingers can manage, which is about 50 per octave <br />''Velocity sensitivity:'' Absolutely <br />''Layout:'' Isomorphic <br />''Retunability:'' Not necessary | ||
''Price:'' $500-$3000 <br />''Number of keys:'' As many pitch classes are available as your fingers can manage, which is about 50 per octave <br />''Velocity sensitivity:'' Absolutely <br />''Layout:'' Isomorphic <br />''Retunability:'' Not necessary | |||
By far the most difficult option out of these. All string instruments can play xenharmonic music, although there’s a little more inherent inaccuracy in the smaller ones. Fretless guitar is the best and the cheapest. | By far the most difficult option out of these. All string instruments can play xenharmonic music, although there’s a little more inherent inaccuracy in the smaller ones. Fretless guitar is the best and the cheapest. | ||
'''Lumatone''' | '''Lumatone''' <br />''Price:'' $4000 <br />''Number of keys:'' ~300 <br />''Velocity sensitivity:'' Yes <br />''Layout:'' Hex <br />''Retunability:'' Easy | ||
''Price:'' $4000 <br />''Number of keys:'' ~300 <br />''Velocity sensitivity:'' Yes <br />''Layout:'' Hex <br />''Retunability:'' Easy | |||
Everything you could want out of a xenharmonic instrument if you like using scales smaller than 36 notes per octave. Also works somewhat well for larger scales. Generally considered to not be worth the price. | Everything you could want out of a xenharmonic instrument if you like using scales smaller than 36 notes per octave. Also works somewhat well for larger scales. Generally considered to not be worth the price. | ||