Otamatone Japanese Lucky Cat [Maneki-Neko] Electronic Musical

Otamatone Japanese Lucky Cat [Maneki-Neko] Electronic Musical Instrument Portable Synthesizer from Japan by Cube / Maywa Denki, White with Red and Yellow Accent Color
- Bestseller one of the best selling musical instruments from Japan.
- Fun and easy to play slide your fingers on the stem to vary the tone and press the cheeks for vibrato.
- Create your own sound. Play in a low, medium or high playing field, meet with friends and create a harmony.
- Ideal for all ages children, teenagers and adults love the Otamatone. Whether you're brand new or an experienced musician, the Otamatone offers a fun and silly new way to make music.
The Otamatone is an electronic musical synthesizer. It was developed in Japan in 1998 by the CUBE toy company and the Maywa Denki design firm. The Otamatone is a singing toy whose body is shaped like an eighth note (it also somewhat resembles a tadpole, "otamajakushi" being Japanese for "tadpole"), with sound emerging from a "mouth" on the notehead. It requires two hands to play: while one hand holds and squeezes the "head", the other hand controls the pitch of the tune by placing the finger on a ribbon controller on the stem; a higher position on the stem creates a lower sound. The ribbon controller is deliberately delinearized to resemble a guitar, so there is a shorter distance between higher notes than between lower ones. Varying the pressure on the head (thereby opening and closing the "mouth" of the Otamatone) creates a wah-wah effect, and shaking the neck (and thereby slightly changing pressure on the head) creates a vibrato effect. Switches on the back of the head allow users to change octave, turn it off or on, or change the volume. The sound made by this toy can be compared to the sound of a theremin, synthesizer, or jinghu.
Country USA
Brand キューブ
Manufacturer Maywa Denki
Binding Toy
ItemPartNumber 1318
Model 1318
Color White
EANs 4902314131813
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	キューブ
Manufacturer	Maywa Denki
Binding	Toy
ItemPartNumber	1318
Model	1318
Color	White
EANs	4902314131813
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Otamatone Japanese Lucky Cat [Maneki-Neko] Electronic Musical Instrument Portable Synthesizer from Japan by Cube / Maywa Denki, White with Red and Yellow Accent Color