Cool Find: Vintage 1970s Dubreq Stylophone

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You can find the Raconteurs Signature S-1 Stylophone mentioned previously posted here.

HAPPY LEAP DAY! I've been going down a bit of a Stylophone rabbit hole lately but I couldn't pass up this vintage treble model. It came with the original box and a lot of memorabilia. This 1970's Stylophone even has the mod which gives it a lower volume setting.

Intro - 0:00
Specs & Overview - 0:27
Volume Mod - 3:34
Sound Samples - 4:30
Old vs New - 5:54
Direct Audio - 6:54
Conclusion - 7:44"

Vintage Stylophone w/ Original Box, Manual & Tech Will Save Us Synth Kit

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1970s Dubreq 350S Stylophone w/ Original Boa-Box" Case & Extras

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"Included with the stylophone is the original "Boa-Box" case, warranty card, song book, user guide, and 12 inch instructional record."

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1970’s Stylophone Retro Pocket Synth w/ Original Box, Song Book & 7" Vinyl Record

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1977 Stylophone 350S Organ Analog Synth Made in England

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"This is the BIG brother of the standard model, the 350S and is quite a machine!! I especially like the photocell feature. I can only imagine what they were thinking when they added this little goodie to the system.

Perfect working condition with good batteries.

Also included is a 7" vinyl EP with demo songs, instruction booklet, pamphlet, original box and styrofoam packaging.
Special Effects include: Waa Waa
Vibrato
Decay (long & short)
Reiteration (long & short)
Vibrato (long & short)
Woodwind (4 settings)
Brass (2 settings)
Strings (2 settings)
Tuning
Volume
Photo Control (light sensitive)
Built-in eliptical speaker"

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Vintage Stylophone w/ Original Box

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"This vintage stylophone is in great working order. It comes with original box, song book and organ with stylus. A retro 1968 item made in Hong Kong."

You can see Hong Kong on the back of the unit. The manual has R. & M. MERCHANDISERS CO. 5901 NORTH CICERO AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60646 printed on it. Here it is on Google maps.

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STYLOPHONE BEATBOX POCKET SYNTH w/ Original Box

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"Record loop function
Tempo control on playback
Mp3 input and headphone jack
Volume control and hand tuning"

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Dubreq Stylophone Gen R-8 Ltd Edition SN 303 w/ Original Box

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"This is a semi modular mono synth with an absolutely massive filthy sound. Check out Starsky Carr’s review on you tube to get a good idea of what it can do. It’s also a seriously solid piece of kit.

Pristine condition. One of only 500. Comes boxed with midi breakout cables and power supply."

SN 303 no less.

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Gakken SX-150 MARK II Analog Synthesizer w/ Original Box

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Ribbon synth similar to a Stylophone. See the Gakken label at the bottom of this post for more including some demos.

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Vintage Stylophone Electronic Organ Original Box & Booklet Pocket Synth 1968

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Stylophone Retro Pocket Synth SN KF0220418 w/ Original Box

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My Stylophone - The Original Pocket Synthesizer!

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Ages 4 and up!


Not sure if I've seen this particular box for it before. You can find previous designs in the archives here.

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Rare 1981 Поющие Ноты: HUGE Soviet Stylophone w/ Original Box

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"Up for sale the HUGE stylophone from Soviet Union Поющие Ноты (Singing notes). This is really impossible to find now. I found only one mention of it on the Internet. Original Box with picture of CHEBURASHKA and GENA the Crocodile including :)
Recapped, cleaned.

Features and Specifications:
- Two knobs - Volume / Tone
- Output - din5 socket (i can can intall 1/4 TRS jack)
- Powered by two 4,5v battery 3R12.
- Original box + booklet included.
- Dimensions 36cm x 28cm x 5cm (14,2in x 11in x 2in)"

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Dubreq Stylophone 350S w/ Original Box & Materials

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STYLOPHONE GEN X-1 Portable Analogue Synth with Original Box

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Vintage 60s 70s Beatnik Stylophone w/ Original Box

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In case anyone was wondering if beatniks used stylophones, apparently the Beatnik movement ended in the mid 60s and the Stylophone was invented in 1967 by Brian Jarvis, and entered production in 1968. Maybe Brian was a beatnik. :)

According to wikipedia: "Elements of the beatnik trope included pseudo-intellectualism, drug use, and a cartoonish depiction of real-life people along with the spiritual quest of Jack Kerouac's autobiographical fiction."

The box art?

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Vintage Stylophone w/ Original Box

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Stylophone Retro Pocket Synth with Original Box & Docs

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NOS STYLOPHONE 350S - Space Oddity Analog Synth with Extras

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"brand new old stock dubreq Stylophone 350S with original manual, record, warranty card, box and brand new batteries so you will be able to play it on arrival. The effects and sound patches are engaged by thick rocker switches that will click like they have never been used before. This was their top-of-the-line model. Bowie used one on Space Oddity. It is a big bold awesome early 1970's unit. It has 2 stylus to play the keyboard with that lock into spots above the keyboard when not in use. The 350S has a 1/4" Input, 1/4" Output, 1/4" Expression Pedal In and a Built In Optical Speaker to play without an amp. The Stylophone 350S comes equipt with one of the earliest examples of a light sensitive photocell where you can manually control the wah/vibrato by cupping your hand and controlling the amount of light that enters giving you great expression control while you are playing it. Then run this unit through delay, chorus, phaser and other effects, it's out of this world cool. Free shipping with Buy It Now. This a big unit, keep in mind you are getting free shipping and new batteries. The record size manual includes illustrated settings charts you can use help you start creating all kinds of sounds with the 350S. Ships to the US Only. Paypal payment at auction end. Will be very well packed and shipped promptly.

BUILT IN EFFECTS:
Wah
Vibrato
Photo Control (light sensitive)
Decay (long & short)
Reiteration (long & short)
Woodwind (4 different settings)
Brass (2 different settings)
Strings (2 different settings)
Tuning
Volume Control"

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Happy New Year! The Year in Synths 2013

Happy New Year Everyone!

What a busy year it has been in the world of synths.

This is going to be one doozy of a post, so bear with me. This post is a review of the year in synths for 2013. We begin with Tributes to Those We Lost This Year, followed by New Manufacturers & Makers, Older Manufacturers Added to the Site, New Gear Announcements, Top 10 Posts by Traffic,  My Standout Posts for the Year, and finally This Years' Synth Events. I did my best to keep things as short and concise as possible.

Let's begin with the hardest part of the post.

Tributes to Those We Lost This Year

RIP Bernard Parmegiani - Electronic & Acoustic Composer
Lou Reed RIP
RIP Dick Raaymakers aka Kid Baltan
RIP George Duke - DreamWeaver
RIP Ralph Dyck, Sept 28, 1941 – May 20, 2013
RIP Ray Manzarek

All missed and never to be forgotten. Take a moment to remember them.

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New Manufacturers & Makers

Starting last January, I decided to keep a running list of every new manufacturer and maker introduced to the site during the year.  This is something I haven't done before and I thought it would be interesting to see how many there were in the year.   It's easy to focus on the big synth announcements throughout the year, but what about all the new makers and brands? I shouln't have to go considerably into the significance of new designers on the scene, so I'll just say two things regarding them.  One, the number of new makers is a direct reflection on the interest in our scene, and two, these are the creators of new gear which directly translate into new designs not previously available to us.  Think about that for a moment.  These are makers and designs that did not exist before.  They are part of our synth history.  So what is the total count of new synth designers for the year? A whopping 113. Think about that a bit. One hundred and thirteen new synth designers and brands this year alone.

Here they are (note a handful date back to 2012, but 2013 marked their momentum and availability):

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