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It's interesting because guitarists already have this depending on the scale length you play, which can go from 24.5" up to 28" or even 30" scale lengths depend

It's interesting because guitarists already have this depending on the scale length you play, which can go from 24.5" up to 28" or even 30" scale lengths depending on if you're playing extended range guitars or not (I'm sure there are shorter scales but I'm just going of 'standard' scale lengths). On top of this, neck materials, profiles and radius can very so you can find just the right fit for your hand. You can even get fanned frets or innovations like the Strandberg Endurneck to make playing more comfortable. I suppose this is because the guitar has more room for design flexibility compared to the traditional piano, which hasn't really changed much since it's inception.

bjt 6y ago
And you can carry your guitar with you. Unlike a pianist, a guitarist almost never shows up to a gig and plays someone else's instrument. So standardization is a lot less important. The other thing guitarists have going for them is that no matter what scale length you play, the shape of the chords and scales changes as you go up the neck. Guitarists are constantly training with differently-spaced frets just by moving up and down the fretboard. This makes it trivial to switch scale lengths compared to keyboardists switching key widths.
- bluGill 6y ago
  Guitars are cheap enough that most players have more than one. It is common at jams to trade guitars for a song (or night).
- silicon2401 6y ago
  As another user in this thread pointed out, why not develop swappable keyboards? The full physical function of a piano can be described quite simply as a set of keys that cause mallets to hit strings (ignoring the pedals because you can play a piano without pedals, but not a piano without keys). The full physical function of something like a car or computer can't be described so simply, yet in those fields swappable parts and customization are taken for granted. Swappable keyboards, swappable pedals, maybe even swappable mallets. These would preserve the timbre and function of a traditional piano, while also accommodating personal preference and variation. Is it so inconceivable to imagine that maybe there is some room for innovation with classical instruments?

bjt 6y ago

And you can carry your guitar with you. Unlike a pianist, a guitarist almost never shows up to a gig and plays someone else's instrument. So standardization is a lot less important. The other thing guitarists have going for them is that no matter what scale length you play, the shape of the chords and scales changes as you go up the neck. Guitarists are constantly training with differently-spaced frets just by moving up and down the fretboard. This makes it trivial to switch scale lengths compared to keyboardists switching key widths.

bluGill 6y ago
Guitars are cheap enough that most players have more than one. It is common at jams to trade guitars for a song (or night).
silicon2401 6y ago
As another user in this thread pointed out, why not develop swappable keyboards? The full physical function of a piano can be described quite simply as a set of keys that cause mallets to hit strings (ignoring the pedals because you can play a piano without pedals, but not a piano without keys). The full physical function of something like a car or computer can't be described so simply, yet in those fields swappable parts and customization are taken for granted. Swappable keyboards, swappable pedals, maybe even swappable mallets. These would preserve the timbre and function of a traditional piano, while also accommodating personal preference and variation. Is it so inconceivable to imagine that maybe there is some room for innovation with classical instruments?