Ugly little thing but with some nice features. It pitches any sound source up and down and offers you 16 different positions. You can also create some great feedback noises with the enclosed microphone.
SOUND: 10
DESIGN: 4
COOLNESS: 7
1985
Texas Instruments
SPEAK & MUSIC
A true classic toy keyboard. Makes some great noises and has some cool learning tools. But the "voice" feature is dull.
SOUND: 5
DESIGN: 7
COOLNESS: 7
1986
Texas Instruments
LITTLE MAESTRO
The Speak & Spell for younger children. Has a nice pig-sound.
SOUND: 5
DESIGN: 8
COOLNESS: 5
1983
Takara
GOROPIKADON
Very cute Sing-A-Long. Just made for japanese girls. Thanks to Hiromichi.
SOUND: 3
DESIGN: 8
COOLNESS: 10
1984
Takara
SWEET MELODY
Cartridge based Organ with some cool Casio-like rhyhtms and a nice piano sound. This was also released from Yamaha as TYU-40.
Thanks to Hiromichi.
SOUND: 7
DESIGN: 8
COOLNESS: 10
1983
Sweet Harp
ROSE PETAL PLACE
Really hard to play but it has a very unique design and sound. You have to stroll over the pink field to get harp-like sounds. An extra button creates filter-like effekts. Cute.
SOUND: 10
DESIGN: 10
COOLNESS: 10
1980
Suzuki
TRONICHORD
It is one of my masterpieces. Hours & hours pass by when you play this little machine. It simply produces harmony in any way... perfect for a futurist of the past like me. Thousands thanks to Morgan Fisher from Tokyo!
SOUND: 10
DESIGN: 10
COOLNESS: 10
1982
Smoby
ORGUE ELECTRONIQUE
Big Rabbit is watching you!
SOUND: 3
DESIGN: 8
COOLNESS: 4
1986
Siso
ELEKTRONIK ORGEL
Ach ja! (german expression for being totally depressed!)
SOUND: 1
DESIGN: 4
COOLNESS: 3
1976
Silver Star
ORP-1803
A turntable. A radio. An organ. Unfortunately not working but a nice eyecatcher in my collection.
SOUND: -
DESIGN: 10
COOLNESS: 10
1986
Sight & Sound
MY FIRST KEYBOARD
Thin sound and thin plastic for a thin collector.
SOUND: 1
DESIGN: 6
COOLNESS: 1
1982
Sharp
ELSI MATE EL-670
Wow - this looks nearly as great as the CASIO VL-10. Silver slimline design in a leather case. I love the musical keys!!! It also features an alarm clock and you can program your own alarm melody. Yeah, one of my hottest and cutest machines.
SOUND: 7
DESIGN: 10
COOLNESS: 10
1973
Science Fair
ELECTRONIC ORGAN KIT
Old and dirty!
SOUND: -
DESIGN: 6
COOLNESS: 5
1985
Science Fair
ELECTRONIC ORGAN KIT
Build your own musical toy. It sounds like it looks like. This is the newer version.
SOUND: -
DESIGN: 5
COOLNESS: 5
1980
Romper Room
SNOOPY PLAYMATE
Thick machine with funny keys - play Snoopy nose, ears, hands and more...
SOUND: 3
DESIGN: 7
COOLNESS: 5
1987
Rollet
KIT PIANO MECHANIQUE
Build your own fully programmable sequencer. Box sais "Mécanique" but it is electronic. The only mechanical thing it the card with the musical pattern on it.
SOUND: 5
DESIGN: 5
COOLNESS: 10
1978
Remco
SOUND FX MACHINE
Wow!!! Another toy that is definitively not a toy. This machine is made of cheap plastic and cardboard! It produces unbelievably noise sounds. You cannot play melodies, but you can create sounds varying from hysteric aliens, exploding space guns and flying trains. How many children in the world would have recognized all the possibilities... and how many parents would have stand the results?
SOUND: 10
DESIGN: 10
COOLNESS: 10
1981
Realistic
RHYTHM BOX
This huge loudspeaker kills. This is absolutely the most kicking toy-drum-machine I have ever heard. It breaks walls and makes children cry. Boooom Boooom.
SOUND: 10
DESIGN: 6
COOLNESS: 10
1978
Radio Shack
ELECTRONIC ORGAN
Lot's of these appeared with different names, colours and boxes. Sounds very cheesy and the black keys are only there to activate preprogrammed melodies.
SOUND: 3
DESIGN: 7
COOLNESS: 3
1984
QVC
SCHROEDER PIANO
The motor which moves the figures is louder than the keyboard. Play it arround 2-3 minutes and you get the best headache in your life!
SOUND: 5
DESIGN: 5
COOLNESS: 5
1980
Popy
CANDY CANDY
Huge & cute - designed for happy families! Thanks to Morgan Fisher for getting me this!
SOUND: 5
DESIGN: 8
COOLNESS: 10
1980
Playtime
CABBAGE PATCH KIDS
Simple architecture - portable and electronic. Oh i cabnnot stand these ugly faces of the Cabbage Patch Kids.
SOUND: 4
DESIGN: 5
COOLNESS: 5
1982
Playskool
PHILIP PHONE
Funny little thing which creates weird musical noises when you move your fingers very fast and wild.
SOUND: 8
DESIGN: 4
COOLNESS: 7
1976
Playart
ELECTRONIC ORGAN
Oh, this is sooooo poor, but I love it. The thin and frustrating sound brings tears in your eyes...
SOUND: 2
DESIGN: 7
COOLNESS: 7
1980
Play Well
ELECTRONIC ORGAN
If you ever noticed the design of the BONTEMPI Memoplay 26, you'll see that this machine is to 95% similar. But it is much smaller, which surprised me very much. A mini-version of a mini-organ.
