[sdiy] Theremins

[bruce tovsky]

sorry, this was meant for the list...
the big briar etherwave kit is better than the paia theremax -
with the caveat that i haven't played a paia kit for years and
i own an etherwave.
bruce

On May 24, 2005, at 12:29 PM, Metrophage wrote:

> I recommend the PAIA Theremax. I built one years ago, first musical
> thing I made from a kit, wasn't a 555 photocell thing. It worked great
> until during a good-natured bit of wrestling, a very heavy guest of
> mine fell onto it, smashing it to pieces. Not that the product was
> flimsy, it was the circumstances.
>
> Since then I have gotten a second PCB from PAIA and repopulated it. It
> will go back together... psuedo-soon. The Etherwave was not so readily
> available (that I knew of?) during those times. The Etherwave is
> supposed to be excellent, if you can budget it, it sounds like a good
> choice. The Theremax as it is I think sounds quite good, and can be
> readily modified for various types of playing action and a more
> "classic" sound. Once you season it to your taste, the Theremax is an
> excellent instrument for the price. IMO PAIA have cut too many corners
> on some gear, not the case with TMax, it's my favorite thing they've
> done.
>
> If you are interested, then see the PAIA pages, including their theory
> and modification pages. Then do a web search for other people's
> modifications of the Theremax. Quite cool, I think!
>
> CJ
>
>
> --- "R. D. Davis" <rdd at rddavis.org> wrote:
>> Having never built a theremin, and being interested in doing so, I'm
>> wondering if there's any particular type of theremin circuitry that
>> is
>> best for producing the type of theremin music that one heard on the
>> CBS Radio Mystery Theatre in the 1970's.  That was always great fun
>> to
>> listen to on WFBR in the evenings. :-)
>>
>> Samples from some of the theremins that I've heard have sounded quite
>> different.  Perhaps just a result of how they were played?
>>
>> Looking at the following description of the RCA Theremin-1, it
>> appears
>> to be somewhat unique:
>>
>> http://www.thereminvox.com/article/articleview/68/1/2/
>>
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