Stylophone is a miniature stylus-operated synthesizer invented in 1967 by Brian Jarvis. It consists of a metal keyboard played by touching it with a stylus — each note being connected to a voltage-controlled oscillator via a different-value resistor - thus closing a circuit. Some three million Stylophones were sold, mostly as children's toys.
The Stylophone was available in three variants: standard, bass and treble, the standard one being by far the most common. There was also a larger version called the 350S with more notes on the keyboard, various voices, a novel 'wah-wah' effect that was controlled by moving one's hand over a photo-sensor, and two stylii.
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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
