I am completely divided about the wicki-hayden layout. On the one hand, it's a really cool concept, the isomorphism seems very natural. For playing diatonic and modal music in multiple keys for instance, it's truly a genius solution, obviously a very intuitive and versatile layout. On the other hand, it appears as though more chromatic music, especially when improvising, could potentially be significantly more challenging than the traditional chromatic b and c system layouts, because of the leaps needed for semitone movements. But perhaps I am completely wrong about that! I would need to play a wicki/hayden instrument in real life to really see how I feel with it, and so far I have not had the opportunity...
It's difficult for me to compare with the b and c systems layouts because I've never played it, but I think that the chromatic scale is not so difficult to play with the Wicki layout, especially if you have some double buttons for the most distant alterations.
I am completely divided about the wicki-hayden layout. On the one hand, it's a really cool concept, the isomorphism seems very natural. For playing diatonic and modal music in multiple keys for instance, it's truly a genius solution, obviously a very intuitive and versatile layout. On the other hand, it appears as though more chromatic music, especially when improvising, could potentially be significantly more challenging than the traditional chromatic b and c system layouts, because of the leaps needed for semitone movements. But perhaps I am completely wrong about that! I would need to play a wicki/hayden instrument in real life to really see how I feel with it, and so far I have not had the opportunity...
It's difficult for me to compare with the b and c systems layouts because I've never played it, but I think that the chromatic scale is not so difficult to play with the Wicki layout, especially if you have some double buttons for the most distant alterations.