Hi Andrew, You may or may not know that Dr. Robert Moog, the inventor
of the Moog synthesizer, started his career as a consequence of his
fascination with the original RCA theremin. He started restoring them, then
he decided to make new ones. One thing led to another, and the Moog Music
company was formed. Today, Moog Music is alive, well, and thriving in
Asheville, NC (my stomping grounds). They are still restoring original
theremins as well as making and selling new ones, in addition to all their
newer synthesizer equipment. A lot of musicians descend on Asheville to
visit Moog Music and play with their toys. Asheville started a music
gathering called "Moogfest" two years ago which is a celebration of all
things Moog. It's been a huge success, and more are in the planning stages.
You might want to contact Moog or one of their websites to spread the news
of your website. Lots of musicians and others interested in the theremin
should see your postings there. Here's the scoop on Moogfest. Another one
will probably be scheduled this year around October:
http://www.moogfest.com/
Greg Bogantz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Baron" <[email protected]>
To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2012 9:11 PM
Subject: [Phono-L] Partly OT, Victor Theremin site
Hi all ~
My Victor Theremin* colleague and I have just co-created a new website:
rcatheremin.com
For those who may be interested, here you will find practical but
heretofore unavailable information about the original 1929 theremins, the
first manufactured musical instrument to employ no acoustic or mechanical
means of reproducing of sound. In Victor advertising, it was stated: "Not
a phonograph---Not a radio---Not like anything you have ever heard or
seen!"
There are Victor records of this unique first electronic musical
instrument that date from 1930 (Victor 25130 is one that some of you may
have seen), and the instrument itself (which is played without touching
it) was developed during the time that RCA was busy acquiring the Victor
Talking Machine Company.
If any of you own or know of someone who has one of these original Victor
Theremins, please let me know about it, as we are actively researching the
survivors. Both Mike and I own RCA theremins, and are not in the market
to buy, but rather are more interested in documenting the survivors and
sharing what we've learned about these rare and unusual instruments.
I hope you enjoy the site,
Andrew Baron
Santa Fe
(*As originally advertised in 1929, also referred to in brochures as the
RCA Theremin)
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