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« on: October 15, 2011, 09:02:52 PM »
As the thread title says, I bought a theremin. If Peter Johnson is still checking in every once in a while, he'd be happy someone else has caught the theremin bug. For those of you who have no idea what a theremin is, it's the first electronic musical instrument, invented in the '20s by a Russian professor named Theremin. It's the instrument used in all the '50s horror movies to make them spookier. The version I got is more a toy than anything else, but it's fun to mess around with and it is very effective in annoying my family  Twirling.

Here's a video of a geek playing a theremin (no, that geek is not me. I'm a much fatter geek.):

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« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2011, 12:40:16 AM »
I always found them interesting.  They have an odd nature to them but seem like once you play a bit are more intuitive then at first glance.  Hope you enjoy.  I always enjoyed playing clarinet and violin back in the day.   Thumbup
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« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2011, 07:30:16 AM »
Derf you realise this tips your nerd quotient waaay off the scale and into 'cool' territory?   Thumbup
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« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2011, 10:18:03 AM »
Quote from: Newt on October 16, 2011, 07:30:16 AM
Derf you realise this tips your nerd quotient waaay off the scale and into 'cool' territory?   Thumbup

I like the theremin mostly because it resides exactly in that line between "cool" and "nerdy."
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« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2011, 06:13:20 PM »
Quote from: Newt on October 16, 2011, 07:30:16 AM
Derf you realise this tips your nerd quotient waaay off the scale and into 'cool' territory?   Thumbup

I thought it was nerdy just to know what a theremin is. But if you want to think I'm cool, I don't mind.  TeddyR
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« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2011, 02:55:16 AM »
Man I want one too.  Theremin's are rockin'.  You need to post a video!!!!!!!!!
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« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2011, 03:10:54 AM »
Good.

Good.

Good vibrations.

I'm pickin' up good vibrations. Woo-oo-oo! Good vibrations!

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« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2011, 03:49:53 AM »
Quote from: dean on October 17, 2011, 02:55:16 AM
Man I want one too.  Theremin's are rockin'.  You need to post a video!!!!!!!!!

Maybe after I learn to play something besides the Star Trek (TOS) theme. Right now, everything I try to figure out somehow morphs into a very amateurish version of that piece. And the theremin I got was a Japanese toy model off of ebay, for about $100 American, including shipping (no way I could afford the Moog version since I just wanted to mess around with a new toy), so you, too, could probably get one, dean.

And very good, Mofo Rising, on picking up the "Good Vibrations" theremin part. I didn't have any clue that's what that was until I watched the theremin documentary on Netflix.
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« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2011, 06:26:11 AM »
It's an instrument that is well into the realm of cool geekdom.  And it also makes everything sound lonely and sad.  You should learn to play "Bittersweet Symphony" with it.  Hearing that on a theremin would probably make people sob involuntarily. 
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« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2011, 01:11:36 PM »
Very neat! And if that's a nerdy instrument then so be it....I like them! Thumbup
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« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2011, 06:33:47 PM »
good instruments, a few years back my friend bought one off e-bay and mic'd it up to his amp through various FX pedals and came out with some really weird noises...

I think I'm right in saying they're the only musical instrument that you don't have to touch in order to play, which is pretty cool  Thumbup I certainly can't think of any others
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« Reply #11 on: October 18, 2011, 09:54:49 AM »
Best Theremin scene ever:

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