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July 15, 2009 by Geeks are Sexy | 2 commentsBorn out of the demented mind of Fabien Cappello, this oldschool typewriter has each of its keys wired to play a different musical note as you type. And while we give it a 10 for creativity, the device doesn’t rate very high in our mind when it comes to melodiousness, especially if you use it in the usual matter.
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This reminded me too much of the “Dactilophone” or “Playing machine”, one of the informal instruments of the Argentinian “Les Luthiers”.
Here’s a link to the description (and a picture): http://www.lesluthiers.net/INS1/DCTLFN/INS-dactilofono.htm
:D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAzYLWlOf0o
Sorry for being such a pain, but you can see the Dactilófono working here. Enjoy!