Theremin Lesson One

ThomasGrillo Says:

May 24, 2012 - Welcome. :)

darke2 Says:

May 24, 2012 - Neil Amstrong brought me here!

ThomasGrillo Says:

May 23, 2012 - If you're serious about the theremin, you'll want at least, a theremin with both volume, and pitch antennas. The least expensive of this class is about a couple hundred dollars, and are known as the B3 Deluxe. Check my channel for a link to Burns Theremins.

overdriven77 Says:

May 23, 2012 - how much is the cheapest one?

ThomasGrillo Says:

May 23, 2012 - Indeed. We, in the theremin community are endeavouring to establish the theremin's place in musical circles as a viable, and enjoyable instrument of musicality, rather than just a "noise-toy" as hollywood has unfortunately made it out to be in movies of the 40s and 50s.

Sardonick007 Says:

May 23, 2012 - Coolest musical tool ever! This is awesome and hopefully never goes away.

ThomasGrillo Says:

May 22, 2012 - Indeed. That's what makes it fun, and interesting. :)

JanJoosdt Says:

May 22, 2012 - Pretty cool, hard to play imo:-) But challengin'

uknowimeyen Says:

May 21, 2012 - Weird side of youtube brought me here

ThomasGrillo Says:

May 17, 2012 - Welcome. :)

hitsobal Says:

May 17, 2012 - led zeppelin brought me here

jacho80 Says:

May 17, 2012 - Sheldon Cooper and Radiohead (Jonny Greenwood)

aliisthedrummaster Says:

May 17, 2012 - Nah, he's just Streets Ahead

ThomasGrillo Says:

May 12, 2012 - Cool. :) You can find theremins by visiting my channel or web site for a list of theremin manufacturers.

nicho923x Says:

May 12, 2012 - oh man now i want a theremin

ThomasGrillo Says:

May 10, 2012 - Hi! :) Congrats on the B3 theremin. Yeh, some mic stands have non-removable stops just below the thread. These don't work too well with B3s. You'll want a mic stand that has the removable stop which a star shape washer that stops the microphone threading too far down the thread, or allows the user to lock the microphone in place. Remove this, and your theremin will slip on and be fully seated. In some cases, you might also need a bit of tape round the stand if there is still a little wobbling.

MrMaxrodriguez Says:

May 10, 2012 - hey tom I've got my b3 theremin now and am loving it. Finding it incredibly hard to do scales and get the first note, but can play it for the songs i need to right now. I can't use my normal mic stand to hold it up tho :s. Was wandering if you knew why?

ThomasGrillo Says:

May 9, 2012 - LOL ;)

juanlafuente Says:

May 9, 2012 - Well its true, im just lazy xD

ThomasGrillo Says:

May 9, 2012 - You're not such a bad student if you understood what was said here. ;)

juanlafuente Says:

May 9, 2012 - Im a bad student...but i really understand what you said...

ThomasGrillo Says:

May 8, 2012 - It's electronic. Tone's produced by 2 beat frequency oscilators which by them selves produce an inaudible 250kHz (250,000 beats / sec). Combined, and with one being variable, and just a few beats / sec off, they make an audible tone within the range of a piano (20Hz - 8kHz). Variable BFO is controlled by a capacitence feild surrounding vertical rod which lets player control notes moving hands to / from rod. Volume is controlled same way. see thereminworld on web for more detailed info. :)

juanlafuente Says:

May 8, 2012 - i still dont get how this instrument works...

ThomasGrillo Says:

May 8, 2012 - Welcome. :)

TheLloyd97 Says:

May 8, 2012 - Simpsons brought me here!!!