Sinister: stylophones...

[Eeyore]

>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?

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