Who else had this mini piano?
Posted by Eclectic_Paradox@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 200 comments

Found this while scrolling Facebook. Core memory unlocked. I can hear this photo...like a cross between a harmonica and a harpsichord lol
Edit: Yeah this is my second post on this. Had to fix the grammar error in the title of first one. It would have driven me bonkers.
AFWE_Witch@reddit
Oh man. I loved that thing! My mom…not so much.
intensenerd@reddit
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35 years later I can still remember that one.
KindPainting2961@reddit
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_OggoDoggo_@reddit
The fact that 40 years later I can say those numbers in my head and KNOW the tune is mystifying, slightly disturbing, but mostly impressive as hell 😂 thanks for the keys to this core memory!
jennybeaubenny@reddit
This is the one I remember (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star): 1155665 4433221 5544332 5544332 1155665 4433221. This is still the only song I can play on a piano 😂
Hypertelic@reddit
Same thing. only song I know.
thatstwatshesays@reddit
Just unlocked a memory! I remember learning to play jingle bells using a landline phone: 333 333 32123
donutseason@reddit
I learned something. Ode to something? 😬 Anyway it’s 334554321123322 5 3345543211232 1 1. Thanks to “Miracle teaching Nintendo”. That’s all I got
flytingnotfighting@reddit
The numbers 😂🤣 I say them under my breath everytime I play it on a piano, which admittedly isn't often, but still
IYFS88@reddit
Exact same for me!
Chemical_Shallot_575@reddit
These number+song combos are seared into my brain because of this little piano!
There hasn’t been room for much else, especially after the commercial jingles and tv theme songs.
firewi@reddit
Electron echo mini piano!!!!
LTYUPLBYH02@reddit
Ha! I just saw yours after I posted mine. Singing numbers to the tune of twinkle twinkle little star is a core childhood memory
snailslimeandbeespit@reddit
Frere Jacques! Came here to type the same thing!
teodocio@reddit
I'm about to run away! Run away!
9fingerjeff@reddit
I can hear the song just reading those numbers lol
murph0969@reddit
I had it after the first four notes. Crazy.
megat0nbombs@reddit
I recognize that as frere Jacques!
phigene@reddit
Frere Jacques?
Ok-Kangaroo4613@reddit
Love that I know which song it is!
Infamous-Thought-765@reddit
Frere Jacques?
FAFTW@reddit
Holy shit. I knew instantly. I had one but completely forgot about it until now.
AnticitizenPrime@reddit
I love how you can sing the numbers to the tune of the song, and it works. Each note corresponds to a syllable in the original song.
IrisesAndLilacs@reddit
Frere Jacque?
neuro_space_explorer@reddit
That was my guess
ildarathedruid@reddit
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AppropriateTouching@reddit
Twinkle twinkle little star, mary had a little lamb, and row row row your boat. I can't believe they got away with all those songs having the same sequence.
hatenames385@reddit
You’re the star!
St_ofQualityFootwear@reddit
1231 1231 ... i remember, and always thought it was "Where is Thumpkin!" 😂
intensenerd@reddit
We also learned in kindergarten:
Thumbkin
Pointer
Tallman
Ringman
Pinky
miclugo@reddit
They’re the same song.
6745408@reddit
1345 1345 1345 3132 321 13554 3453121 -- When The Saints Go Marching In :)
Upvoteexpert@reddit
OMG me too
Puzzleheaded-Bite304@reddit
They were impulse buys at Woolworths
Krickett72@reddit
I totally forgot about these.
Jolly-Owl-7583@reddit
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DrFluffpants@reddit
Oh my gosh, this one still runs through my head sometimes!
Jolly-Owl-7583@reddit
Yes!! You’re right!! I forgot a portion of it long ago and just resigned myself to never knowing it again. Thank you for being that piece of the puzzle!!
FestiveArtCollective@reddit
Mine was green and I loved it! I never would have remembered this if you hadn't posted. Thank you!
KindredCoda@reddit
Someone should make a polyphonic version.
Whatchab@reddit
Wow. My brain just started firing very weird after remembering this. I can hear the teeny little notes now!
Ornery_Dimension5888@reddit
Mine too! I need to find one now ❤️
unicodemonkey@reddit
There's an app for iOS (Electron Echo). It even goes out of tune if the phone battery is low.
_OggoDoggo_@reddit
The way I immediately went to the App Store to acquire this nostalgia is insane lol
cordelaine@reddit
I couldn’t remember the sound from the photo, so I found a video.
Oh yeah. I remember that now.
DeathCouch41@reddit
Oh wow, THIS! I had forgotten I had one! These were so great! Long live the 80s and Xennials lol.
gingersrule77@reddit
Memory unlocked
mrcashmen@reddit
Shop a holic unlocked
shadow_pico@reddit
I had a few. They brought me joy until they died. I didn't know they came with song instructions. Either I was too young and threw it away with the packaging, or the ones I bought just didn't come with them.
4everDistracted@reddit
Ooo...I had this exact one. Jingle Bells was the first one I memorized. I would play the songs on my brother's keyboard. My family thought I was just playing it by ear.
ItsADarkRide@reddit
I had one! I got it as a Ukrainian Christmas present one year. But I didn't use it much, since I played a full-sized piano every day.
reddituculous66@reddit
Me
OneBigPear@reddit
Memory unlocked!
207Menace@reddit
Yes
Stoutlager@reddit
Lol!!! I still think about this one nearly daily!!!
Altruistic-Cut9795@reddit
I remember getting this in my Christmas stocking. All of us family members played this all day long😂
Background-Ant4151@reddit
Reading through comments, you guys have great memories! I used to know all the songs and played them daily. Memories! Fun times, fun times.
SJSsarah@reddit
Was like one of, if not my #1 most favorite toy. At some point I got a pink game boy, and found a game that was piano themed. But this toy, still bliss, even compared to the GB.
mayonnaisejane@reddit
I found mine cleaning my parents basement recently. It was embedded in a hard sided pencil case. Sadly the battery did what batteries do and it was a total loss.
Mysterious-Cake-7525@reddit
355 466 77 67 123 = Little Brown Jug
Isla_White727@reddit
Oh my actual god, I had one of these
Infrathin81@reddit
Easter basket item iirc
jdgentzler78@reddit
Haha! In 3rd grade I had to take it on the playground and smash it because it started going off in my desk and wouldn’t shut up. My teacher was such a bitch 🤣
niseynisey@reddit
Holy crap I forgot all about these!
Purple-flying-dog@reddit
Wow I had forgotten all about that. I loved that damn thing. I wonder if they’re still around.
Enough_Shoulder_8938@reddit
Oh. My. God.
Expert_Cautious@reddit
Awww I loved these things!!!
FoppyDidNothingWrong@reddit
I have a slightly larger but similar one.
InMyStupidOpinion@reddit
Omg I loved these
Skbzrddt@reddit
I've been looking for one for my daughter. That's how I learned "Mary had a little lamb" and" happy birthday " if anyone knows where I can buy one, I'd appreciate the info.
Kandeda@reddit
Oh my gosh I forgot about the mini piano!!
CakeRobot365@reddit
Oh shit. I forgot about this thing
MiouQueuing@reddit
OMG - memory unlocked. - Thank you!
Yes, definitely had one and forgot all about it.
carrierael77@reddit
Was one of my favorite Christmas presents! Was small and fit in pocket so I got to take it with me everywhere.
SergeantFloppyCock@reddit
I would buy it if I came across one
Sophsters_81330@reddit
Yes!!! I forgot about these!
gypsyjacks453@reddit
Oh man!! I forgot about these!!!
Background-Vast-8764@reddit
My ATM PIN is from one of the songs I used to play on this keyboard.
GamingIsNotAChoice@reddit
Had to give mine to a younger cousin, as he wouldn't stop crying about it. Repressed memory unlocked. Thanks reddit
4AlohaMama@reddit
Loved these things!!!
9fingerjeff@reddit
Is there anywhere to get these anymore?
theang@reddit
I’ve looked for them on eBay and they seem crazy expensive now, for what I believe was a dollar toy. Have not seen them sold new.
luxfx@reddit
As an app... Haha
mntnsldr@reddit
Thank you!! Memory unlocked
Santos_L_Halper_II@reddit
“Here’s a mini piano!”
Four seconds later
“For the love of god shut the hell up with that thing!”!”
Sunshine33_@reddit
Me! I loved it!!
Ok_Conclusion9591@reddit
✋
Marc815@reddit
Holy shit! YEP! Got it at a thrift store while I was small. Had so much fun with it!
johnvalley86@reddit
Holy... shit... i can hear it now. That's a deep unlock
Dark-Empath-@reddit
Memory unlocked
OverTheRiver1983@reddit
I didn’t remember I had this piano until 3 seconds ago
ethereal_aerith@reddit
Same’
Sanchastayswoke@reddit
Omg same!
WeenyDancer@reddit
Same! Like a sleeper agent 😂
buzzbash@reddit
This is the first time I've seen a post like this that has actually had me thinking this.
KnowledgeNecessary97@reddit
Wow same here! 🎹 🎶
Dramatic_Suspect_3@reddit
Right!?! 😱
No-Regular-4281@reddit
Oh my gawd! Like I am so impressed! How do you either still have this, remember it or just some across it in general. I had one and loved loved loved it. Haha thought it was so cool
Agreeable-Board8508@reddit
Yoooooooooooo
Agreeable-Board8508@reddit
I can smell this!
DirtRight9309@reddit
Parents aren’t tortured enough by these anymore and it shows
ZoeyZoZo@reddit
If I found it in my parents garage, I bet the batteries would still work. Batteries in the 80s never died
rosujin@reddit
Holy crap! I haven’t thought about one of these in 40 years.
101violations@reddit
Oh shit, core memory unlocked. I loved my mini piano. ♥️
mariah188@reddit
I remember these!
JaSONJayhawk@reddit
My parents gave me one in my Xmas stocking. I had long forgotten I had one, and recall selling it for 10 cents at a garage sale in my early 20s. Strange how something like this can bring back those days.
LilBrutButt@reddit
Woah...that's a flashback! Totally forgot this thing but definitely rocked out on one.
Zeitta@reddit
IS THAT SANS
Feisty-Bluebird-5277@reddit
Omg what a memory, I totally forgot about these! Hours of entertainment
tsaintthomas@reddit
OH MY GOD I FORGOT ALL ABOUT THAT
PercentageRoutine310@reddit
I think my younger stepsisters had it.
ButterscotchWhole163@reddit
Sandwich_Barbie@reddit
Oh my God. You unlocked a memory for me. I LOVED this thing. This is what I did to entertain myself pre-internet.
SirBobsonDugnutt@reddit
Wow, forgot about that
Konnorwolf@reddit
Yellow one.
No longer have it. It was around for decades though. Is it an issue that it is no longer around? Not really.
kewlacious@reddit
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ExampleMysterious870@reddit
Core memory unlocked
wloveandsqualor@reddit
Memory unlocked
Azuras_Star8@reddit
Got it from the drug store because I just haaaaad to have it.
Played a lot of songs and had my parents kinda impressed.
I suck at them but I love the guitar and the piano
possessedpossum@reddit
I was thinking about these things just the other day. Loved them.
sahui@reddit
I had completely forgotten about this device, I had one in mexico in the eighties!
blimpmech@reddit
Holy Crap!!!!! My head just exploded
olduglysweater@reddit
Yeah, but I barely played with it
Hyperion1144@reddit
Omg. I totally forgot. I had a blue one! 😳
AreWeInAZoo@reddit
Some sort of core childhood experience was just unlocked. I don't think I can fall asleep now.
Glum_Cheesecake9859@reddit
The real fun happened when the battery started to die :)
Res_Novae17@reddit
We wiiiiiiisssshhhh yaaaaauuuuugggghhhh uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhh meeeeeeee.......
Res_Novae17@reddit
I definitely have one of these in my attic from my own childhood. The battery is long since dead and was probably some coin cell that hasn't been made in ages or else I would see if I could fire up some tunes on it.
WithaK19@reddit
I loved these things so much
RealityOk9823@reddit
Oh dang I remember these!
LeopardCoin@reddit
Holy shit, totally forgot about that one! Yup, had it.
SirenaChroma@reddit
I wish I could have one now!
RiMcG@reddit
I LOVED that thing 3212333 222 355 32123333 22 321
Cleveland_Protocol@reddit
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keystonesandtunes@reddit
Oh my god.....I totally forgot about this!
IllustriousGeneral12@reddit
Whoa…memory unlocked! Forgot all about these!!
penguinsonparade@reddit
Ooohhhhhh I want one again so bad
wagmorebarkles@reddit
And when the battery started to die...everything became flat.
Salt_my_nuts@reddit
Didn't it have a distinctive smell also?
Infamous-Thought-765@reddit
Looks very familiar! I feel a memory bubbling to the surface!
Sanchastayswoke@reddit
Omg I haven’t thought of this in sooo long!
eurydice88@reddit
Oh my God this takes me back!! I wish I still had it for no reason at all, I think i lost it immediately too!
Insomniac_80@reddit
I remember those, I would like to get one of those for my niblings, but I can't find them anywhere!
MeanNothing3932@reddit
I had something similar.
mandapandapantz@reddit
I still remember Old Suzanna!
bmain121@reddit
Whoa... I think i just time traveled
SuckerForNoirRobots@reddit
I was thinking about this the other day!
ThinkFree@reddit
I remember! Core memory do unlock sometimes.
ChasingPotatoes17@reddit
Holy shit, core memory unlocked.
QuikAuxFraises@reddit
I remember seeing this, trying it after taking a couple of years of teachings of piano, and thought it was way off-key.
Still wanted one
Shortbus_Playboy@reddit
I not only had one, I had multiple… because I’d play with them until the buttons didn’t function or the speaker broke and then I’d have to replace it.
AppropriateTouching@reddit
Core memory unlocked, holy shit.
Logical_Two5639@reddit
oh my gosh, my face lit up when i saw this 🥰🥰🥰 i got one in my easter basket one year.
LTYUPLBYH02@reddit
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Yes. I did. Lol
candid84asoulm8bled@reddit
I had a Christmas version of one of these. Forgot about it until just now.
dotBombAU@reddit
Yes, but I could never play it. I am not musically gifted.
80cartoonyall@reddit
I always wanted one but could never afford it (Lego consumed all my allowance) or convince my parents to buy one.
thewanv@reddit
Oh man, totally forgot about this. Wish I still had it!
Embarrassed_Camel422@reddit
OMG. I forgot all about these, but I LOVED mine!
TrystanScott@reddit
🙋🏻♂️
Historical-Composer2@reddit
Memory unlocked!
ScreamThyLastScream@reddit
I had a lucky charms one
evolutionxtinct@reddit
I did!!!! Where were these from does anyone know I recall my m buying me it and having me do the songs for her.
DrakonFyre@reddit
333 333 35123
That’s all I remember.
ILikeBumblebees@reddit
I had one, but the case was yellow.
peekaboooobakeep@reddit
That good button press feeling
sunbelle136@reddit
Meeeeee. Memory unlocked, thank you!
Invasive-farmer@reddit
Wow. I haven't seen that in a minute.
Jasmirris@reddit
Yup. My family probably hated me on our 1986 European trip starting in Bolonga, Italy (got it at a rest area). I think I played Miss Mary Mack 100 times at least. Kept the younger kids entertained at least.
Emotional_Signal7883@reddit
Gorkymalorki@reddit
Summon Mike Tyson
dangling_chads@reddit
I got one every trip to Six Flags over Texas. They had a customized one in the gift shop.
I had relatives in Dallas, so it was about an every-other-year collection. And we never went without stopping at the gift shop.
Gorkymalorki@reddit
That's where I got mine as well!
Eclectic_Paradox@reddit (OP)
Ha! I used to work at that Six Flags in high school. I'm from Fort Worth.
The_broken_machine@reddit
Holy-memory-buried-deep, Batman!
Ornery_Dimension5888@reddit
Omg!!!!! You just unlocked a memory!!! That was weird, I love it!!
DirectMatter3899@reddit
I fully forgot about these! I loved mine
ZoomBoy81@reddit
How the hell did we all have the same shit!??
Never_Rule1608@reddit
Omg!! Yes!!
Hippadoppaloppa@reddit
Oh crikey, I'd forgotten about these!
iaperson2015@reddit
I spent my entire week with chicken pox playing one of these!
HildeFrankie@reddit
I want one again so badly.
ladyeclectic79@reddit
Lmao I still remember several songs (including Jingle Bells and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star) by their chord numbers rather than piano notes!! (Ie, Jingle Bells was 3-3-3, 3-3-3, 3-5-1-2-3 and such)
ClownMeat1@reddit
I do still have mine from the 80s, safely in one of my boxen of old stuff. Every time I would open that box and press the keys while that battery was aging, the tones would get sadder and sadder until it died.
1upjohn@reddit
I remember this!
iolmao@reddit
oh my, yeah I remember and had one!
II also remember the keychain holder with a button playing the Lambada.
Possum968@reddit
There's a video tape of me around 10 pretending to be a drunk bar room piano player. I think I'm singing "waltz across Texas ". I got my head down, wearing a worn out cap, swaying back and forth. There's a full ashtray in front of the piano, a cloud of smoke from my uncle who had the camera and empty beer cans from my Dad and uncle sitting everywhere. I think they drank a case each of Pabst. Good memories!
johnnloki@reddit
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firewings42@reddit
Mine was attached to a book of kids songs!
that_possum@reddit
Core memory unlocked.
adelaidegale@reddit
Wow memory unlocked
YESmynameisYes@reddit
Oooooh I wish I still had one, those were great!!!
Chemical_Shallot_575@reddit
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Every time I hear this song, I remember the numbers.
mollyjwink@reddit
I got one in a box of Lucky Charms
RetroPandaPocket@reddit
Wow I totally forgot about these! I had one!
Defiant_Cookie_4963@reddit
Whoa, memory unlocked! 🤯
No_Names78@reddit
The few things I can "perform" on a piano were learned on this thing.
Munneh@reddit
lol me too! Frerer Jacques and jingle bells
klsi832@reddit
Brent!
SoCrazyItMustBeTrue@reddit
I loved this when I was a kid!!