Telharmonium recordings (Was: Re: [sdiy] Telharmonium motors, perhaps?)

Monty Brandenberg mcbinc at panix.com
Tue Nov 23 00:47:03 CET 2004


On Mon, 22 Nov 2004, john mahoney wrote:

> When I asked what he planned to build with a bunch of old motors,
> Colin Hinz said he'd make a baby Telharmonium.

Sort of apropos...  Is anyone aware of actual Telharmonium recordings?
I've done the obvious searches without conclusive results.  I recall
that it was brought partially or fully back to life sometime in the
50's so that a recording is at least possible.  (It's also a nice
example in the eternal real vs. softsynth debate:  an instrument
that nobody will ever own and can only be heard in recordings or
approximate simulation.)

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Monty Brandenberg



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