Last week I popped for an introductory-level theremin. It came from Dan Burns, and is this model. Dan express-shipped it to me in time for the C3 March 2008 show. For under $100, I'm quite pleased. There are a few drawbacks: the scale is limited to about 1 foot from the antenna and it's pitch-only so a volume pedal is required. Still in all it worked well and totally fascinated the audience. I ran it thru an old digital delay rack and beefed it up with long, cascading echoes.
Gosh, if I had ten of these at the show, I could have sold every one of them for $200 cash on the barrel. At every break, the audience lined up to play the theremin. Musicians begged me for the URL to order one. Perhaps I can become a reseller and make enough money for a high-ticket theremin with MIDI. In the meantime, the theremin serves C3 well and is a sure-fire source of amusement for all!
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