[sdiy] Theremin

[nils pipenbrinck]

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>"In 1918,a Soviet scientist named Leon Theremin invented the world's
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>first
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>>>electronic musical instrument. "
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>>He invented the first theremin, but certainly there were other electronic
>>instruments before that.
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Had been done before. Theremin just had the idea to add his fancy 
antenna.. I hate to say it, but credits go to Lee De Forest.

http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/machines/audion_piano/index.html

btw the site is a good is read if you want to giggle about the early 
days of electronic music.

http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/ 

  Nils