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Keppinger Theremins
Mark Keppinger has designed a modern tube theremin that is truly a thing of beauty. Mark has taken care to design the circuit to reproduce that throaty tube theremin sound with parts easily found today.
Several of our readers have taken on the challenge of building one of these instruments. If you'd like to join them, look below to find everything you need to know.
kepptheremins Yahoo! group
A Yahoo! group for folks interested in building or playing Mark Keppinger's theremin designs.
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Keppinger Theremins
Keppinger Tube Theremin Schematics and Component List, by J. Sparks
Jeff Sparks kindly drafted these highly detailed schematics for the famous tube theremin design by Mark Keppinger. Jeff has included a component list as well for those of you who wish to build your own MK theremin. You'll need a PDF viewer to read the files:
- MK_Tube_Component_List_Rev_4.pdf - components list (updated 2/25/2010)
- MKschematic1.pdf
- MKschematic2.pdf
Keppinger Theremin Construction Resources
Building a Keppinger tube theremin? Check out Charles Hobbs' builder logs for his tips and tricks as well as a source for custom-made coils.
Keppinger Model K Schematic
Robert George supplied this schematic for the Keppinger Model K tube theremin.
Construction of a Keppinger Design Theremin
Philip Neidlinger has built a beautiful theremin using the designs of Mark Keppinger. Philip has kept a detailed journal on his website of the development of this very special instrument.
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