Abstract: According to embodiments herein, a circular, semi-circular, or generally rounded piano keyboard is shown and described. In particular, in an illustrative embodiment, the piano keyboard is a fully to nearly-fully circular stage piano keyboard that surrounds a keyboardist, allowing for up to 360 degrees of key-play. Other, e.g., wearable, embodiments of the circular piano keyboard are also described, such as a curved keytar or a curvaceous “keydress.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 30, 2014
Date of Patent:
June 13, 2017
Assignee:
PianoArc, LLC
Inventors:
Brockett Parsons, Charles E. Johnson, Kareem Devlin Byrne, Richard Fell, James M. Behmke
Abstract: According to embodiments herein, a circular, semi-circular, or generally rounded piano keyboard is shown and described. In particular, in an illustrative embodiment, the piano keyboard is a fully to nearly-fully circular stage piano keyboard that surrounds a keyboardist, allowing for up to 360 degrees of key-play. Other, e.g., wearable, embodiments of the circular piano keyboard are also described, such as a curved keytar or a curvaceous “keydress.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 14, 2013
Date of Patent:
February 10, 2015
Assignee:
PianoArc, LLC
Inventors:
Brockett Parsons, Charles E. Johnson, Kareem Devlin Byrne, Richard Fell, James M. Behmke