{"items": [{"author": "Jim", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=944635860042", "anchor": "fb-944635860042", "service": "fb", "text": "Maybe you want to steal some buttons from the second one?", "timestamp": "1528291942"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=944635860042&reply_comment_id=944661488682", "anchor": "fb-944635860042_944661488682", "service": "fb", "text": "→ The fb preview image is the in progress state", "timestamp": "1528304235"}, {"author": "Angela", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=944637227302", "anchor": "fb-944637227302", "service": "fb", "text": "yyesssss", "timestamp": "1528292947"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=944637227302&reply_comment_id=944661648362", "anchor": "fb-944637227302_944661648362", "service": "fb", "text": "→ This means my other one is available...", "timestamp": "1528304343"}, {"author": "Angela", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=944637576602", "anchor": "fb-944637576602", "service": "fb", "text": "Already can tell the second layout makes more sense, though I would experiment with a pattern that isn't visually biased toward a key in particular....maybe you would need 12 differently colored keys for this to truly work, though. You could arrange the 12 colors chromatically, say.
The key toppers seem like something you could easily 3D print in lots of different colors, no?", "timestamp": "1528293134"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=944637576602&reply_comment_id=944661568522", "anchor": "fb-944637576602_944661568522", "service": "fb", "text": "→ I don't mind the visual bias, but I see why others might.
Stickers would probably be the easiest way to fix this. Or getting new keys themselves; I've seen ones online with other colors so maybe it's something standard?", "timestamp": "1528304330"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=944637576602&reply_comment_id=944661733192", "anchor": "fb-944637576602_944661733192", "service": "fb", "text": "→ https://upload.wikimedia.org/.../0/01/Jammer_prototype.jpg", "timestamp": "1528304397"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=944637576602&reply_comment_id=944662242172", "anchor": "fb-944637576602_944662242172", "service": "fb", "text": "→ it looks like they spray painted the keys: http://www.altkeyboards.com/instruments/cost", "timestamp": "1528304654"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=944662646362", "anchor": "fb-944662646362", "service": "fb", "text": "Here's another one online: https://reverb.com/item/11492892-c-thru-music-axis-49
It's unit #1094, though, which is <1249, which means it can't do selfless mode and is limited to half the full range.", "timestamp": "1528304879"}, {"author": "Michael", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=944740784772", "anchor": "fb-944740784772", "service": "fb", "text": "Use the older model for your left hand?", "timestamp": "1528343756"}, {"author": "Michael", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=944740859622", "anchor": "fb-944740859622", "service": "fb", "text": "Attach the two Axes to the sides of an old concertina body, then add a Yamaha breath controller to measure the pressure...", "timestamp": "1528343876"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=944740859622&reply_comment_id=944753928432", "anchor": "fb-944740859622_944753928432", "service": "fb", "text": "→ I have a breath controller coming; very curious what that's like to play with", "timestamp": "1528367065"}, {"author": "Michael", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=944740859622&reply_comment_id=944814517012", "anchor": "fb-944740859622_944814517012", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Jeff Kaufman I've only see one used once; IIRC, someone in ALTAN or another well-known Irish band had one.", "timestamp": "1528401441"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=944740859622&reply_comment_id=944814616812", "anchor": "fb-944740859622_944814616812", "service": "fb", "text": "→ I ordered http://www.tecontrol.se/products/usb-midi-breath-controller", "timestamp": "1528401531"}, {"author": "Michael", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=944740859622&reply_comment_id=944815140762", "anchor": "fb-944740859622_944815140762", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Ah, I didn't know about this. Intriguing. I was thinking of the older Yamaha WX series.", "timestamp": "1528401796"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=944740859622&reply_comment_id=944815405232", "anchor": "fb-944740859622_944815405232", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Sorry, yes, I don't want a full midi controller, just something that can turn breath pressure into midi values. Then I'll use the Axis-49 for note selection.", "timestamp": "1528401892"}, {"author": "Michael", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=944740859622&reply_comment_id=944815854332", "anchor": "fb-944740859622_944815854332", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Jeff Kaufman Oh, my idea for the electronic concertina was 99% silliness, with the breath controller chosen as a deliberately inappropriate solution. This makes tons more sense.", "timestamp": "1528401995"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=944855120642", "anchor": "fb-944855120642", "service": "fb", "text": "And now with a strap so I can switch back and forth to the mandolin:", "timestamp": "1528419245"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=951995800662", "anchor": "fb-951995800662", "service": "fb", "text": "Rearranged the keys to give me F/C/G/D/A/E/B key options instead of Eb/Bb/F/C/G/D/A. Centering on D (two sharps) is a much better range for fiddle tunes than centering on C (no sharps).", "timestamp": "1532616387"}, {"author": "Hollis", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=952007791632", "anchor": "fb-952007791632", "service": "fb", "text": "Does it do polyphony?", "timestamp": "1532622749"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=952007791632&reply_comment_id=952008430352", "anchor": "fb-952007791632_952008430352", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Yes. It's basically a keyboard, just rearranged. So, velocity sensitive, as many notes as you want.
Sometimes I've used it with monophonic synths though.", "timestamp": "1532623215"}, {"author": "Hollis", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=952007791632&reply_comment_id=952008824562", "anchor": "fb-952007791632_952008824562", "service": "fb", "text": "→ That's what I figured--just didn't notice you using that feature. This seems really interesting.", "timestamp": "1532623469"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=952007791632&reply_comment_id=952009283642", "anchor": "fb-952007791632_952009283642", "service": "fb", "text": "→ I have a second one I'm not using...", "timestamp": "1532623848"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/944627900992?comment_id=952007791632&reply_comment_id=952009313582", "anchor": "fb-952007791632_952009313582", "service": "fb", "text": "→ (the second one only does 3.5 octaves, though, because it's too old)", "timestamp": "1532623882"}]}