Double-ended keyboard device

A method for operating a double-ended keyboard device comprising:

• detecting, by a control unit, input to a first keyboard section;
• detecting, by the control unit, input to a second keyboard section;
• generating, by the control unit, output based on detected input to the first keyboard section and second keyboard section, wherein a joint secures the first housing and the second housing, wherein the joint operates to provide rotation of the first housing relative to the second housing along an axis associated with first housing and second housing, wherein the joint includes a shaft received by each of the first housing and second housing, wherein each of the first housing and second housing revolve around the shaft, and wherein the shaft connects to the second housing by the connector socket, and wherein the joint is a hollow shaft containing a cable to link the control unit to the first keyboard section and the second keyboard section;
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• controlling, by the control unit, output for the double-ended keyboard device to an output interface coupled to the control unit in response to detected input to at least one of the first keyboard section and the second keyboard section.

A double-ended keyboard device comprising:

• a first housing including a first keyboard section and a first housing control surface, wherein keys of the first keyboard section are arranged in a first direction;
• a second housing including a second keyboard section and a second housing control surface, wherein keys of the second keyboard are arranged in a second direction, the second direction different from the first direction, wherein the second housing includes a connector socket,
• wherein the first keyboard section and second keyboard section each include a piano keyboard key arrangement having a plurality of keys, wherein each key is associated with a tone;
• a joint securing the first housing and the second housing, wherein the joint operates to provide rotation of the first housing relative to the second housing along an axis associated with first housing and second housing, wherein the joint includes a shaft received by each of the first housing and second housing, wherein each of the first housing and second housing revolve around the shaft, and wherein the shaft connects to the second housing by the connector socket;
• a control unit configured to detect input to each of the first housing and the second housing, the control unit configured to generate output in response to the input;
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• an output interface coupled to the control unit, the output interface configured to provide output for the double-ended keyboard device in response to input to at least one of the first keyboard section and the second keyboard section.