Dubreq Stylophone S1 - The Invention of the Stylophone; Market Success and Sound

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The Stylophone was
invented in 1968 by Brian
Jarvis of Dubreq Studios,
London. Repairing a
toy piano for his niece,
Brian had the idea to
replace the toy keys with
electronics, creating a
monophonic organ and a
unique, electronic sound.
Designed with a simple
oscillator, controlled by
a metal keyboard on a
printed circuit board and
played with a hand-held
stylus, the Stylophone
was born.
The finished
Stylophone
design resembled
an old transistor
radio and
production began
in London in 1968.
The Stylophone pocket
synthesizer was an overnight
success as an instrument that’s
fun to use and easy to play. It is
one of the best-selling musical
instruments of all time, selling over
4 MILLION
since its launch in 1968.
HOW
IT ALL
BEGAN...
BRIAN JARVIS
It’s all happening
the craze has
begun, everybody’s
playing the
Stylophone!
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THE
STYLOPHONE
SOUND
A SIMPLE, RAW, ELECTRONIC TONE