"David Biro developed the BiroTron in the 70's as a musical instrument that could emulate other instruments and be played like a keyboard. This is one of the origional BiroTrons at Biro's home in Youngstown, Fla. (MARI DARR~WELCH / AP / November 28, 2009)Paul McCartney wanted one, the story goes; so did Led Zeppelin. Promoted in the 1970s as the "orchestra at your fingertips," it was an unlikely combination of a piano keyboard and a series of 8-track tape players cobbled together in a Wallingford garage by an unemployed musician with no mechanical experience."
Read the full article on courant.com. This one in via Dave.
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