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Stylophone, miniature monophonic analogue synthesiser. The top casing is black plastic with a silver-coloured grille over the speaker unit bearing the word ‘Stylophone’ in relief, the base is white plastic stamped ‘MADE IN ENGLAND/WORLD PATENT PENDING’. A strip of metal engraved with key shapes constitutes the keyboard, with a compass of one and a half octaves, A-E. Note names appear adjacent on casing, accidentals above, naturals below. Power control, controls for vibrato and tuning, and jack socket with 'AMPLIFIER OUTPUT' stamped beneath it. With black plastic stylus, housed in slot above keyboard. The stylus makes an electronic contact with key to complete a circuit, activating the oscillator that generates the sound.
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1968-1975 - Maker:
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Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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England - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:531.2 Analogue synthesizers and other electronic instruments with solid state circuitry (transistor and/or analogue integrated circuitry) generating and/or processing electric sound signals
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- Materials:metal, plastic
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:531.2 Analogue synthesizers and other electronic instruments with solid state circuitry (transistor and/or analogue integrated circuitry) generating and/or processing electric sound signals
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 35 mm x 155 mm x 96 mm