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In Bali Indonesia the Slendro scale divides the octave roughly into five equal tones as is the Kora music of central Africa. The Pelog scale in Java Indonesia is divided into nine equal divisions. The scale in Thailand is divided into 7 equal divisions.
Middle Eastern music divides the octave into 24 or more subdivisions. Notes inflected are usually flat. The classical music of India divides the octave into 22 unequal divisions. Usually the notes ascending to the octave can be played slightly sharp.
As far as reinventing the wheel badly. Think of Edison, thousands of lightbulbs that didn't work. Composers too. The most prolific composers produce the best and a large body of crap that trails behind them to go along with the good stuff. Moral of the story: Write a LOT of music. Anything worth doing is worth doing badly.
Gongchime
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