AETHERPHON, global theremin family

I have an audition coming up.

The music director at our churcy is interested enough to want more 
information about my theremin playing. I said if he didn't think I 
was ready musically, it wouldn't hurt my feelings to practice for 
another year. So, I think I have the right attitude going into this. 
He's a good man. Actually, Sheri and I like just about everything 
about this new church in this new town.

If he wants to incorporate my feeble skills into a Christmas music 
program I intend to use my own amp. Mr. Kissinger was kind enough to 
email me with some suggestions.

I need to crack open this Etherwave soon as well. Its having issues 
with the pitch antenna, almost like a cold solder joint. The pitch 
will go sky high on first turning it on. By rapping the antenna, it 
will usually go back to normal range. Problem is, it will revert 
back occasionally to the high pitch without warning later on into a 
session, necessitating another sharp rap or two to fix it again. 
This issue must be repaired soon. I've tried torquing the nuts on 
the antennas.

I read somewhere that the Etherwave sound was described as "buzzy", 
by one of the fellows who builds these things (he reviewed the 
Etherwave on his web site). That seems correct. There is a sweet 
spot on the waveform control that I pretty much keep it at, but even 
that is not entirely to my liking. Input levels aren't too high ( I 
checked this ). I typically shave a little off the high end response 
with the KXR100 Fender's equalizer, and add a little bit of flanger 
effect, and that tends to smooth out the sound a bit.

I'm looking forward to getting started on the Keppinger, but 
finances as of late have not allowed this. I checked into do it 
yourself chroming kits, but the hazardous waste issues are daunting. 
I didn't realize chrome was so terribly toxic. So, looks like I need 
to find a nearby bumper shop.

PHILIP NEIDLINGER

when my theremin does that it means that the nut which
hold the antenna needs to be tightened. you may have a
loose connection inside  the box where the plumbing
hardware is conneced to a wire. also check and see if
the compression ring is seated properly and if need
be, just go and get some more pipe and compression
rings at the plumbing area of a hardware store. you
also can use just palin steel or copper wire and
adjust the size and shape to suit. less antenna means
higher pitch on my unit so adjusting the size, or area
of the antenna is important. i hope that helps.

rupert

--- kmg5443 <hypergolic@...> wrote:

> I have an audition coming up.
> 
> The music director at our churcy is interested
> enough to want more 
> information about my theremin playing. I said if he
> didn't think I 
> was ready musically, it wouldn't hurt my feelings to
> practice for 
> another year. So, I think I have the right attitude
> going into this. 
> He's a good man. Actually, Sheri and I like just
> about everything 
> about this new church in this new town.
> 
> If he wants to incorporate my feeble skills into a
> Christmas music 
> program I intend to use my own amp. Mr. Kissinger
> was kind enough to 
> email me with some suggestions.
> 
> I need to crack open this Etherwave soon as well.
> Its having issues 
> with the pitch antenna, almost like a cold solder
> joint. The pitch 
> will go sky high on first turning it on. By rapping
> the antenna, it 
> will usually go back to normal range. Problem is, it
> will revert 
> back occasionally to the high pitch without warning
> later on into a 
> session, necessitating another sharp rap or two to
> fix it again. 
> This issue must be repaired soon. I've tried
> torquing the nuts on 
> the antennas.
> 
> I read somewhere that the Etherwave sound was
> described as "buzzy", 
> by one of the fellows who builds these things (he
> reviewed the 
> Etherwave on his web site). That seems correct.
> There is a sweet 
> spot on the waveform control that I pretty much keep
> it at, but even 
> that is not entirely to my liking. Input levels
> aren't too high ( I 
> checked this ). I typically shave a little off the
> high end response 
> with the KXR100 Fender's equalizer, and add a little
> bit of flanger 
> effect, and that tends to smooth out the sound a
> bit.
> 
> I'm looking forward to getting started on the
> Keppinger, but 
> finances as of late have not allowed this. I checked
> into do it 
> yourself chroming kits, but the hazardous waste
> issues are daunting. 
> I didn't realize chrome was so terribly toxic. So,
> looks like I need 
> to find a nearby bumper shop.
> 
> PHILIP NEIDLINGER
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 



 
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It wasn't soldered well on the inside, so I fixed that. However, the 
inductor L6 needed tweaking, so I broke it accidentally and am now 
awaiting parts from Moog.

Sometime soon I hope to start building my Keppinger tube theremin. But 
now I ain't playing anything at the moment. 

When L6 broke, the resting pitch went up to about 17 KHz...not exactly 
playable.

:(

PHILIP NEIDLINGER