クロマトーン　エチュード１番（お花）

Sounds too hollow. And I'm having trouble with 88 keys; don't need any more, tyvm.

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Now it will only be four months until theirs a video of a cat playing this thing *sigh*

In my opinion, the different finger 'shapes' of the different keys and scales on a standard piano help lend their own feeling to what's played in them. Or at least I certainly feel that way when improvising stuff.

Maybe that's true for an experienced player who's very familiar with them. As a beginner, I found it to be a nuisance. I've played for two years and I still can only play easily in C and G major, and those two's relative minors.
I've got an Axis-49, and I like it better than the piano layout. Patterns are a lot easier for me to memorize and process, but not always easier to play.
JMTB

I agree that this is a great instrument - not to be compared directly to a piano - the piano is very much like 12 different instrument - you do need to learn a slightly new physical pattern to play in different keys - I hardly find this to be one of the piano's drawbacks. I've seen other comments about the traditional layout of the piano and how it's held back the development of music or something - this boggles my mind.

Interesting point! Kind of like a piano roll actually, shows the half steps much more equally... Though half the fun of learning to transpose on a real piano is getting through that obstacle.

... I don't know how many others you will find that, given the opportunity to play an isomorphic instrument (same fingering for every key), would miss transposition in the least, or have ever found it to be "fun". Transposition is a task that may be somewhat rewarding when completed, but it builds and relies on skills not in the least related to musical expression or talent.

what the hell is that thing?!?

Janko keyboard. It's basically the same as a piano, but with different-shaped keys to make it isomorphic. No more memorizing 12 different versions of each scale!