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This is the very first MEANTONE harmony array mbira, the notes under the usual right and left hand positions are the same notes but the ones on the left are HIGHER in PITCH by 12 cents. There are 30 different note types ( the player has a choice from among 30 pitch classes) The octaves in each pitch class are adjacent, pitch classes are in series of fifths order with fifths rising from my left to my right. (the player has choice from among 5 octave classes) In this case all the fifths on the instrument are 1 cent flat of 12 equals fifths which across 29 fifths is 29 cents deviation from 12 equal. This instrument was made to order for a customer so it is tuned in meantone such that the A4 on the left is 432HZ while the A4 on the right is 429HZ ( it would be the same frequency in both positions if the fifths were as for 12 equal) The whole playing field of notes is ISOMORPIC so that we may approach this interms of 12 key signatures of 19 adjacent notes (where we have commas) or else interms of 19 key signatures