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Here's a fun looking toy - a Xylomatic; made in 1970 in Spain by Congost.
You put the plastic pegs in holes in the drum and then turn the handle. The pegs trigger the beaters to hit the xylophone keys. Basically it's a programmable music box !
This makes me think that surely the canny Victorians invented a programmable music box...
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Hello! I just got one of these today. I was inspired by this post to add it to my "search terms" on eBay -- so thanks for the post! (A couple of years on, but still.)
One small correction -- you don't actually put pegs into holes. The pegs are on sliders -- those grey stripes running lengthwise across the cylinder -- and you slide the peg to the note you want.
This means you can have only one note per "beat" -- no chords.
Each peg can also be rotated down so that it misses the beater entirely.
Posted by: drowsymusic | June 04, 2008 at 08:10 AM
Thanks for the correction, it all makes sense now.
Glad you was inspired by Squeezytunes.
Posted by: Squeezyboy | June 06, 2008 at 08:59 AM
hi,
do you know where i can find one of these? i saw it in a museum but i couldn't find it on the net! thanx,
barbara
Posted by: barbara | June 10, 2008 at 08:41 PM
hi,
do you know where i can find one of these? i saw it in a museum but i couldn't find it on the net! thanx,
barbara
Posted by: barbara | June 10, 2008 at 08:42 PM
I think Ebay is your best bet - and it might take a while to find one.
Good luck.
Posted by: Squeezyboy | June 21, 2008 at 06:26 PM