Electronic musical instrument
First Claim
1. An electronic musical instrument comprising:
- a housing having a top, a bottom, a center and a generally cylindrical side and an interior;
a circular keyboard having a plurality of layers wherein the circular keyboard is located at the top of the housing;
wherein one of the plurality of layers of the circular keyboard has keys wherein the circular keyboard displays at least one octave of musical notes wherein the octave of musical notes are aligned in one of a plurality of bands of concentric rings wherein a first note of an octave of a first band is adjacent to an identical first note of another octave of a second band; and
a generally cylindrical support located within the interior of the housing at the center of the housing wherein the generally cylindrical support supports the circular keyboard above the bottom of the housing and wherein the generally cylindrical support contains a loudspeaker wherein the loudspeaker produces an audible sound based on the notes played on the circular keyboard.
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Abstract
The device relates to a circular electronic musical instrument having a keyboard with keys which produces polyphonic musical notes. The device is an organ which covers at least one octave of musical notes. The octaves are aligned in bands of concentric rings located on the top of the instrument. Each band of keys may contain one octave of notes. Notes in a first octave are next to or nearby identical notes in a second octave to make popular chords and songs easy to play. Notes may be played simultaneously which are octaves apart with one hand due to proximity of all the keys. A hand may extend over a centrally located loudspeaker and be used to vary the loudness and produce vibrato effects. A small overlay having information may be easily placed on the top of the keyboard to assist in learning songs by number, color, or other visual aids.
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14 Claims
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1. An electronic musical instrument comprising:
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a housing having a top, a bottom, a center and a generally cylindrical side and an interior; a circular keyboard having a plurality of layers wherein the circular keyboard is located at the top of the housing; wherein one of the plurality of layers of the circular keyboard has keys wherein the circular keyboard displays at least one octave of musical notes wherein the octave of musical notes are aligned in one of a plurality of bands of concentric rings wherein a first note of an octave of a first band is adjacent to an identical first note of another octave of a second band; and a generally cylindrical support located within the interior of the housing at the center of the housing wherein the generally cylindrical support supports the circular keyboard above the bottom of the housing and wherein the generally cylindrical support contains a loudspeaker wherein the loudspeaker produces an audible sound based on the notes played on the circular keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electronic musical instrument comprising:
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a housing having a top, a bottom, a center and a generally cylindrical side and an interior; a circular keyboard having a first layer, a second layer and at least a third layer wherein the circular keyboard is located at the top of the housing; wherein the first layer of the circular keyboard has keys and wherein the first layer of the circular keyboard displays at least one octave of musical notes wherein the octave of musical notes are aligned in one of a plurality of bands of concentric rings; and a generally cylindrical support located within the interior of the housing at the center of the housing wherein the generally cylindrical support supports the circular keyboard above the bottom of the housing and wherein the generally cylindrical support contains a loudspeaker wherein the loudspeaker produces an audible sound based on the notes played on the circular keyboard.
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