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Thursday, June 22, 2006

The Stylophone

Hmm... Move over Buchla Multi-Dimensional Kinesthetic Input Port. I want one of these. I think I need to hit the local Value Villages again. Maybe I'll find a Thunder sitting with the toasters. Remember, always check the toaster section.

Tite link takes you to more on the Stylophone on Retro Thing.

Update via the comments: "I have two of the little buggers, one black and one white. The main difference, apart from the color, is that the white one is an octave higher than the black one."

Update2 via solipsistnation in the comments: "There are a few versions, actually. I had a black one, a white one, and a woodtone one, and the black was an octave lower and the woodtone had a slightly different timbre from either. It's a really simple little circuit, and it went through a bunch of iterations. Each version is slightly different.

I bought 2 of mine from this guy, and I highly recommend his refurbished Stylophones:

http://www.stylophone.co.uk/

Plus he has loads of info. Check out the 350S!"

5 comments:

  1. this is what kraftwerk used on "pocket calculator" (specifically, the black one, as there's a white one too).

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  2. I have two of the little buggers, one black and one white. The main difference, apart from the color, is that the white one is an octave higher than the black one.

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  3. There are a few versions, actually. I had a black one, a white one, and a woodtone one, and the black was an octave lower and the woodtone had a slightly different timbre from either. It's a really simple little circuit, and it went through a bunch of iterations. Each version is slightly different.

    I bought 2 of mine from this guy, and I highly recommend his refurbished Stylophones:

    http://www.stylophone.co.uk/

    Plus he has loads of info. Check out the 350S!

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  4. ...although, $120? Wow, when I bought mine from him they were about US$40. Guess they've gone up a bit.

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  5. check out www.miniorgan.com they alot like this

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