aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. A stylophone is a small, annoying instrument used by the likes of Rolf Harris. It has a metal plate that is divided into notes like a piano (ie, there are white keys and black keys but they're all the same copper colour - comprendez?). A small pen-shaped conductor with a wire running into the back of the machine is pressed onto the metal plate at the appropriate note and that note comes out of the instrument in a rather nasal tone through a small speaker.

Hmmm weird. Certainly sounds like a Rolf Harris-thing. Thanks. Oh, does anybody know if This Life is coming back on the BBC? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net -----------------------------------------------------------------------