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Modern theremin with tube amplifier in a vintage cabinet

By Thierry - 2/7/2012 - Gear

New theremin in a vintage cabinetThe French theremin cabinet builder Michel CHAZOT who has already built the cabinet for Thorwald Jørgensen's custom theremin, did it again! 

In this extremely beautiful cabinet a "somewhat tweaked" Moog Etherwave Standard theremin with an ESPE01 pitch extender module has been integrated, tuned and adapted together with a 5W Fender tube amplifier and its loudspeaker by French "thérémingénieur" Thierry Frenkel.

As a result this instrument has an impressive pitch range of 7 octaves with extremely good linearity and playability. Due to the unique combination with the integrated tube amplifier and some "magic", the choice of timbres is also much more rich and "organic" than you might expect it from an Etherwave theremin.

Michel has recorded a litte demonstration video:

Update (2/9/2012): This unique instrument has just been sold!

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Jason
Jason 2/8/2012 3:40 AM
Excellent job! I saw this video earlier today without getting a chance to read all the accompanying text. I'm impressed it's an Etherwave! Can you tell us more about the "magic"? I'm seriously considering buying another Etherwave just to send to you for some voodoo!
Tammy
Tammy 2/14/2012 8:27 AM
I was noticing the pipe organ in the room you were you playing the Theremin. It looks like a very large console for the amount of pipes I was saw. The console's stops looks like more pipes were involved and I was wondering where these pipe chambers are as I didn't see them in the picture, also the room is very small to accomodate the sound waves of a pipe organ.
Thank you,
Tammy

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