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shorthair:
http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/

http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/machines/telharmonium/index.html

The Telharmonium was essentially a collection of 145 modified dynamos employing a number of specially geared shafts and associated inductors to produce alternating currents of different audio frequencies. These signals were controlled by a multiple set of polyphonic velocity sensitive keyboards ( of seven octaves, 36 notes per octave tuneable to frequencies between 40-4000Hz) and associated banks of controls.

danny_galaga:


no list is complete without the stylophone:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/years/1970/toys1.shtml

im very dissappointed...

shorthair:
That's just a toy.

danny_galaga:

--- Quote from: shorthair on June 21, 2007, 04:53:34 pm ---That's just a toy.

--- End quote ---

is it not electronic? and an instrument?

shorthair:
It's not anything new by that time. And those who....created it....didn't know dick about music. The thing isn't even polyphonic. It's just a popcul sonic doodle device.

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