Ruby my dear, played on a symmetrical keyboard

Ruby my Dear by Thelonious Monk, played on a symmetrical keyboard. The reference notes, a tritone apart, are A (orange) and Eb (green). The most significant advantage to this instrument is the even distribution of the keys; the fingerings for chords, scales, melodies, etc. remain the same regardless of the key one is playing in.

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[ShadKiklas]

Where did you get this? I would like one, seriously. I can't find any

[31416erre]

@ShadKiklas

Hi, I transformed the keyboard myself.

As far as I know, no manufacturer makes them... a shame really!

[jmoriarty]

Very nice! Beautiful playing and a beautiful instrument. Am I missing something or is it every _other_ key produces the same fingering? For a given chord or scale, I think there are two fingerings. For example, you can play a wholetone scale on either the "black" or white keys, as you did on the "black" keys while performing the piece.

[31416erre]

@jmoriarty Thanks! You're right, there are two fingerings, depending on if you start on a white or a black key.

[jcsaltsman1]

Hello all. It looks like others have "discovered" the Uniform Keyboard(Symmetrical Keyboard). I am looking to get this manufactured and marketed by someone who has vision like 31416erre. The staff for this instrument is also much easier. The staff is simply the chromatic staff with 6 lines....no sharps, flats or key signatures. If interested, my website is uniformkeyboardsystem and my patent number is 7253349.

[zrqsmcx]

Hey! Wonderful play! I tried to learn play piano by myself recently and read some music theory books. Then I found the 7+5 design is just terrible because modulation is so common today. I've been thinking about 6+6 keyboard and tried Google it, but there isn't any Chinese material about uniform , 6+6 keyboard , or symmetrical keyboard. I'm so happy that someone have already made it and played so good. Awesome! I really hope I can get one keyboard like yours in China.

[31416erre]

@jdean9 Thanks! Really like your icon!

[jdean9]

@jdean9 By the way.. I forgot to say... lovely playing! This goes right into my favorites

[jdean9]

I've been dreaming about this all my life... hence my little profile portrait. How I wish I knew how to build something like this...

[jmoriarty]

@31416erre Thanks for the reply.  Again, beautiful job!