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So, what is different in these other scales?
Except that the pianos will have different layouts for their keys, there will be certain differences:
intervals can sound sweeter or harsher, depending on the characteristics of the scale
intervals can be perfectly tuned, or only approximately in tune
there can be more or less available chords
transposing and modulation can become more or less difficult
and of course, different scales lend themselves to different purposes
instruments will be slightly different
However, there also is an opposite effect:
the available instruments will affect what kind of scales are probable to evolve
the kind of music will affect what kind of scales are probable to evolve