I was thinking that the description sounded quite a bit like a ukeolin. Now that Kat has supplied a picture, I don't see any real difference. Mark, we had a thread about the ukeolin sometime last fall but I was unable to search it out. Perhaps someone more skilled than I can find it and create a "blue-clicky-thing". For months there has been one for sale at the local Salvation Army thrift store (where I have gotten nearly everything I own!) but I can't find a way to justify spending $150 for it. The current standard price in antique stores is anywhere from about $70 to $300. The original retail price was about $30.

The novelty of owning one does tempt me, though...