AETHERPHON, global theremin family

Quoting Lunette Records <lunetterecords@...>:

> I'm intrigued by the comment on the $3000 (!!) Etherwave Pro Ebay auction
> that only 80 of these were made - is that 80 of the maple theremins?
>
Susi, the limited edition with the maple (or was it Walnut??) was a  
run of sixty (or eighty -- can't remember) theremins.
>
>  Does
> anyone know approx how many of E-Pros were sold altogether, and of which
> type?
>
Except for the limited edition models, I believe the rest had the  
black painted case.  The models shipped to the UK were shipped without  
the Moog logo (due to trademark issues with a non-related UK-based  
Moog company).

My understanding is that around 1100 Epros were sold -- however I just  
saw it mentioned on a website and so I wouldn't regard it as a  
dependable number.
>
>  I'm in now way optimistic that MoogMusic will put out another premium
> instrument - there biggest market opportunity would be to put out a slightly
> souped up version of the Etherwave to capture the mass market.
>
Though, Moog Music has tended to court high-end users.  I have heard  
that the curved front panel of the Epro was a headache -- very hard to  
manufacture within tolerances.  My guess is that Moog's next high-end  
theremin will have a streamlined case that is easier to manufacture.
>
> On the other end of the scale, Japan has been going budget theremin crazy
> with a new $30 theremin kit from a subscription magazine in a minature
> plastic mould of the RCA theremin!
>
I bought one, too -- and added a 1/4" jack to it.

http://kevinkissinger.com/tmaxandtoy.shtml

(you have to scroll down to get to the red theremin)
>
> Whilst it's no real instrument as such, I'm sure it'll whet the appetite of
> a few more in an already theremin crazed nation,
>
When I did the science club lecture/demo last November, I brought  
along the toy theremin, my Theremax, and the Epro.  (Since that time  
I've added a Standard.)

As the kids were queued up to try the Epro, they enjoyed playing with  
the other ones.

The sound of the kids trying all these theremins at once seemed a  
perfect backdrop for a science store!