Stylophone Original Pocket Synthesiser

The other half is a bit nerdy, (well a lot nerdy, but don't tell him I said so), and he loves all things gadgety and retro so when I saw that they had re-released the "Stylophone", I knew I had to get him one for Christmas. (I ended up getting one for a friend too). After he unwrapped it Christmas day, (he LOVED it by the way), I realised just how cool they are and wanted to share with all you lovely people. ~~~*~~~ What is a Stylophone? ~~~*~~~ I expect a lot of you will know exactly what a Stylophone is remembering them from the "first time round" back in the 1960s/70s. Stylophones were made popular by Rolf Harris and David ...  Read the complete review

The Stylophone, what a novelty instrument. This pocket sized piece of technology is originally from the 70's, Rolf Harris' era. The Stylophone is just as fun now as it was then, and has a totally unique sound, all be it being a very strange, annoyingly brilliant sound. It baisically does what it says on the tin, coming with it's own stylus, you can play tunes as soon as you take it out of the box, providing you have the batteries for it! The Stylophone features 3 sounds, which progressively get higher frequency wise. From a dull tone, to a High pitch tone. Also with this beauty you have the option of vibrato, quite a comical, but satisfying sound, it is ...  Read the complete review

Oh I wish I could review this in sound because then you would be able to enjoy the mellow tones of the Stylophone Original Pocket Synthesiser. By rights, I should have had one of these as a kid but my mother rarely seemed to get me anything I really wanted for birthday or christmas. I had to be content with watching my mates become virtuosos on theirs and having the odd snatched moment when a friend deigned to lend me one. I'm sure you can picture the look on my little girl's face. Songs ------- An odd snatched moment is not what you need on a stylophone; you need a lot of time on it alone to master one of the two (or even ...  Read the complete review

For those of us old enough to be kids in the 70's....stylophone helps us relive that childhood! I spent many happy hours playing on my Grandpa's stylophone, and generally deafening anyone near! It is a small, retro looking machine, easily held in one hand. It is black and silver, the new version looking identical to the 70's version. There are small keys which you press with a stylus pen. The pen is attached to the stylophone, and sits neatly in its own little space. The keys are numbered so no musical experience is needed, you can just follow the numbers if you wish. You can either hit the keys one at a time, or slide the stylus along for some weird ...  Read the complete review

I remember the Stylophone from my youth as being the one thing on swap shop that people seemed to want to swap more than anything else. I came to the conclusion that it everyone wanted to get rid of them then they weren't that good or that much fun. I was really surprised then when they made a return to the shops a couple of years ago. I was constantly hassled by my husband every christmas and birthday to get him one - because he had never had one as a child and so felt he was deprived obviously!!! Well this year I eventually caved in and bought him one - I bought this one from hawkins for about £15 but there may be cheaper places on the net. I was ...  Read the complete review