Stylophone
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The Stylophone is a miniature analog electronic keyboard musical instrument played with a stylus. Invented in 1967 by Brian Jarvis,[1] it entered production in 1968, manufactured by Dubreq.
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Type | Musical instrument, toy |
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Inventor | Brian Jarvis |
Inception | 1967 |
Manufacturer | Dubreq |
Available | Yes |
Models made | S1, S2, Beatbox, Gen X-1, GEN R-8, S1 analog re-issue, Limited Edition Bowie Stylophone, Beat |
Website | https://stylophone.com/ |
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Some three million Stylophones were sold, mostly as children's toys, but they were occasionally used by professional musicians such as John Lennon,[2] Kraftwerk and David Bowie.[3]
It was relaunched in 2007 by toy company Re:creation in partnership with a rebuilt Dubreq and several new models were released.