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A long flat keyboard that's spring-loaded, and like a contractor's tape measure, rolls up into its case. The entire device may be only two inches wide, including a built-in speaker. Unroll it onto a flat surface, to play.
Roll up piano
http://www.pointles...dgets/roll-up_piano
Not exactly the same, but very similar. 90% baked I'd say [Bad Jim, Oct 25 2009]
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Now can you do me one of those that plays itself... |
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I recall either reading in some sci-fi book or seeing in a film a scene where a future musician unrolls a flat keyboard onto a table and starts playing. |
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//a future musician unrolls a flat keyboard// |
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I didn't find anything while researching this idea, but it makes sense that it's been done someplace. This idea started as spring switches on fingertips, and a pulley system on the wrists. But that seemed too problematic. |
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Flat, rollable keyboards have been around for ages,
but I've never heard of one in the shape of a tape
measure. Croissanted! |
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I misread this horribly, thinking of the tape program
of an automatic piano sliding around someones waist
whilst playing the notes encoded. |
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I think it'd be a bit weird to play, no action to the keys. Cool though. |
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baked, but super [+] for the measuring-tape mechanism. |
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I bought 3 of a cheap version of the "roll up piano" several years ago, and was really disappointed (flaky keys, poor workmanship.) |
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When I first saw this idea, I was reminded of a technique developed in the late '70s - early '80s involving replacing the bow hairs of a violin bow with a piece of 1/4" magnetic tape, (previously recorded with sound(s) including piano tones.) |
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The bridge of the violin was replaced with a magnetic tape recorder play head, and the usual repro. electronics. |
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Playing involved bow speed affecting pitch, and position of the tape "bow" affecting volume. |
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//appearance// the keyboard is inside and immune to weather during transport; could hang it off a belt-loop. |
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// [-] for being well and truly Baked. // |
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I've never seen one of these. A spring-loaded roll-up keyboard that clips to your belt... do you have a link? Otherwise I disagree with the 'baked' call. And curious - even if it was, why would bakedness warrant a negative vote? How are those two things related? |
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[csea], I recall Laurie Anderson did something along those lines in her shows. |
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