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

[asfi at eol.ca]

On Mon, 22 Nov 2004, Tom Arnold wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 06:47:03PM -0500, Monty Brandenberg wrote:
>> 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.)
>
> http://magneticmusic.ws/mmvideo.htm

.....though there's nothing in the description or credits that state
that original Telharmonium recordings were used in the film. In
fact, the credits suggest the opposite, and that the soundtrack
was realised using a TX802.

But I could be wrong.......

- Colin Hinz
  Toronto, Canada