Dr. Böhm Hobbyton - the self build stylophone

[StephenHart92]

does anyone know where i can find a circuit diagram for this?

[deadsoftware]

@StephenHart92 At 0:10, you can see the NE555 Multivibrator and a lot of resistor

[AngusT07171]

Correct me if i'm wrong, but you could probably play that with alfoil on your fingers.

[jdgator95]

not unless you had wires going into the foil like the pen has

[FogOut9921]

lol wrong

[seanicboom1]

It needs to complete the circuit, that is why the pen has a wire attached

[ozzyscruggs1]

@AngusT07171 Oscillator can only sound one note at a time. Wouldn't work with more than one key at a time, as when playing chords.

[nikeplektrum]

You would need to ground yourself to the device aswell to create a full circuit. Device -> your hand -> key. That is why there is a wire connecting the stylus to the stylophone.

[dfhawk000]

i still have my stylophone

[BoertiV]

OMG! Ja hatte ich auch... Man kann wirklich überall Musik "Rausholen". Nächstes Stichwort: Bontempi Gebläse- Orgel.... Vati ging´s dann später doch zu sehr auf die Nerven...Seufz :)

[retrosound72]

Das Teil klingt wirklich grauenhaft aber optisch erste Sahne :)

[ivici27]

hLOoe..(:

[NeoXC]

I think I can pick up one that sounds exactly the same at my local Wal-Mart for $7

[magretweiland]

"Nach gebrauch ausschlaten!" xD

[frogscar]

cool, anyone knows where can I get the circuit layout.......?

[heimwolf]

Yeah! I had one of these! Sound real cool through a Marshall-Amp.

[thebizzlehimself]

I would love to hear that man. The slash sound on a stylophone? How epic :D

[XElectric]

I watched all of your videos, and you have some really nice stuff going there... Please... I mean, PLEASE record audio from these synths as it suppose to sound (the JD-800 demo was a disgrace to it's beautiful lush pads - I bought mine particularly for these sounds...)

[lucpallot]

yea but its not a reeeeaal stylophone, u can't beat the originals.

[drwalpurgis]

These were sold by Böhm in the 1980s to try to convince people that they could assemble their own kit-build organ. I remember seeing them in their advertising literature of that period. Great find!