The Dubreq 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 cheap voltage-controlled oscillator via a different-value resistor - thus closing a circuit. Some three million Stylophones were sold, mostly as children's toys.
Ok, so I bought a cheap re-issue for $30, not one of the cool vintage original ones. It's fun when you're playing with it, annoying when others do.
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