AETHERPHON, global theremin family

Hi Rupert,
that 302 theremin sounds like fun. I had a look last night and it's a neat
little box
of trix. I like the idea of playing it from underneath and found the demo
sounds
interesting. It's a pity they take so much for shipping outside the US
(plus of course customs duties).

I was fortunate to get me E-Pro (lefty) for a good price. The first theremin
I ever
tried was Pamelia's when she visited the UK a while back and the first notes
I
ever strangled were the intro to Katherine Howard from the Six Wives of
Henrly
VIII by Rick Wakeman. Pamelia was so kind to say that it sounded nice, as I
did struggle, but it was after all my first ever attempt at shoo-ing
invisible wasps:)

I'd love to have a go on a 302. I wonder if there are any in the UK?

Paul

On 26 August 2010 15:35, rupert chappelle <rupert1manband@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>
> Yes, that is Art Harrison's work.
>
> http://harrisoninstruments.com/302/302_description.html
>
> I was real sketchy about the plate antennas and the inverse volume mapping
> at
> first, but I knew that Harrison's instruments produced amazing bass sounds
> and
> the "putt putt" of the Etherwave in the bass range cramped my style so I
> bought
> one.
>
> After the first week I could play it and after two weeks I could play it
> better
> than the Etherwave.After the third week I had to replace the battery. I had
>
> played the Model 302 more in three weeks than I had played my Etherwave in
> the
> last three months. It was just that much fun. BTW - the 9 volt battery
> lasts for
> over 24 hours of play.
>
> I found that I could also  play it backwards and I could put the volume
> antenna
> at a 90 degree angle and play the volume antenna from underneath to enable
> play
> like a standard Etherwave, but those ergonomics are just wrong. One hand
> going
> one way and the other hand going the other way just makes things difficult.
> With
> both hands operating in the same direction, the same model of play can be
> used
> by the cerebellum. Could anyone imagine walking with one leg going back and
>
> forth and the other one going left to right?
>
> Peter Pringle has likened playing the Theremin to walking a tightrope. No
> wonder! Just look at the pole antenna. Could you walk along that? Whereas
> the
> plate is like walking a sidewalk. You are not as likely to take a spill and
> if
> you do, it is only a couple of cents off rather than a semitone or more.
>
> The whole notion that the theremin has antennas rather than capacitor
> plates is
> why the instrument has had such a difficult go of it - it is easy to play,
> buty
> hitting notes and holding them, not so much - because an antenna is the
> wrong
> tool.
>
> Rupert
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: David V <porphyrous@topicbox.com <porphyrous%40topicbox.com>>
> To: aetherphon@yahoogroups.com <aetherphon%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thu, August 26, 2010 8:59:26 AM
> Subject: Re: What y'all up to? (was Re: [Aetherphon] told you so
>
>
>
> On 8/25/2010 5:43 PM, rupert chappelle wrote:
> > I decided to become the best theremin player ever - at least until
> > Pamelia, Lydia and Carolyn switch to the Model 302.
> I'm not familiar with the Model 302. Is that one of Art's designs?
>
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