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PostPosted: Fri Jul 12, 2019 5:13 am    Post subject: Hello, I'm new, thanks for letting me join and a question
Subject description: Theremin Tuning
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Hi, my name is Julian, I'm 66, a retired professional viola player (39 years with the City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) I decided to get a Theremin, as the arthritis in my left hand is beginning to affect my viola playing and I wanted to be able to keep on making music. Sorry if this is a long post for a first one!
I took delivery of my Etherwave Plus yesterday and, after tuning it, by taking the lid off, shorting the capacitor C28 and following the instructions I've managed to get it vaguely ok when the tuning knob is nearly fully clockwise. I'm not very happy with the sound, it's quite "ragged" at all settings of the waveform dial and there is an underlying note that is there, even when I grasp the volume antenna. It is also there when I step away from the instrument. I'm using AKG 450 headphones at the moment until a cable to connect it to an amplifier and speakers arrives. (that will be a Quad 303 and a pair of Q Acoustic 2050i's). The instrument is in the middle of my attic, as far away as I can get it from walls and electronics and is plugged into an extension cable. I'm wondering if there is an earth loop or something similar.
I'm awaiting delivery of the Pitch Extension Module ESPE01 by Thierry Frenkel, as recommended on Carolina Eyck’s website. I'm presuming that I'll have to re-tune it once I've installed the module. 
All advice would be gratefully received!
Many thanks, Julian.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 12:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Hello Julian.

Sorry to be of no help for your tech questions / issues, but wanted to say welcome

Arthitus .. yuck .. hope you'll get it sorted with the theremin ... it can be soo beautiful Smile

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 1:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I can't help you with your questions either but indeed
welcome party!

Maybe Kevin Kissinger or Howard (mosc) knows something about it.

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 18, 2019 9:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Welcome!

There are lots of tech people on this site... find a thread where people are helping each other fix and make gear and throw your theremin in there 😎

There’s also an online theremin in the sound library, or some such thread. It’s a lot of fun to play...while your working through issues with the real one.

Good luck

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