AETHERPHON, global theremin family

Quoting lopingbuzzard <lopingbuzzard@...>:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I've had my Etherwave for about a month now. It worked beautifully out
> of the box, but now, the volume control antenna is not behaving as it
> did.  Now, it behaves more like an on-off switch.  When my hand is 3
> or 4 inches from it, it falls silent, and when I move my hand away, it
> instantly becomes loud and remains at the same volume no matter how
> far I move my hand.  In other words, there is no gradual increase or
> decrease in volume, just a sudden volume or no volume.
>
> Does anyone have any idea what is causing this.  I hope it is merely
> something I am overlooking.  I looked at MoogMusic.com and discovered
> that warranty is valid only if returned in the original box, right
> down to the original foam packing.  I've looked everywhere and am
> pretty sure my wife threw the box out.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Loping Buzzard,
> noisician
>

Hi Buzzard,

Theremins seem to have a "break in" time -- I think some of the  
components (capacitors and such) kind of settle in after the unit has  
been run for a few weeks.  When I first built my Theremax, I had to  
tweak the coils just about every day for the first few weeks.  Then  
things kind of settled in and I hardly ever have to touch them now.

I'm assuming you have a Standard Etherwave.  Kip Rosser posted a  
procedure for calibrating the Etherwave Standard:

http://www.thereminworld.com/forum.asp?cmd=p&T=2063&F=1

Scroll down to the post by schielenkrahe.

Good luck!

-- Kevin