Good thought. This question came up before.
I posted about it over three years back. I am not sure i was making any sense back then. Follow the posts after this as well.
There must be a ribbon with MIDI output. though i didn’t immediately find one via Google.
I have a Kurzweil ExpressionMate in a box somewhere, which is this weird multifunction MIDI controller, from another century, with a ribbon that output MIDI.
Would CV to MIDI with an analog ribbon work ?
Not much help, im afraid.
Take a look at the ZORX ribbons. You could see if crispy did something.