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Matryoshka + Theremin = Matryomin

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Ok, I’ve seen some weird musical instruments in my time, but I’m pretty sure this one takes the cake. This think may look like one of those Russian Matryoshka stacking dolls, but under the hood, it conceals a theremin. Yep, I told you it was weird.…

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January 30th, 2011 by: Technabob

Teletron: Mind-Controlled Theremin Makes Music With Your Thoughts

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If you thought that the way you play the theremin wasn’t weird enough, along comes a mod which allows you to make music with nothing more than your brain – no hands required.…

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September 6th, 2010 by: Technabob

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Theranana Theremin Banana: a Truly Musical Fruit

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I’m filing this one away in the “why?, why they heck not?”… bin. This off-the-wall contraption is an optical electronic theremin stuffed inside a fake banana.

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June 12th, 2010 by: Technabob

33% Guitar + 33% Mandolin + 33% Theremin = 100% Awesome

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The guys over at synthopia hunted up this wondrous electrical musical oddity, and I love it.

The Destroyer combines an electric guitar, mandolin and that wonderful outer-spacey-squealy instrument – the theremin – in one compact package.

Handmade by guitar artist Mark Dalzell, The Destroyer is has two necks – one…

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May 17th, 2010 by: Technabob

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Cat Plays Theremin, Humans Plug Ears

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What could be better than a cat playing keyboards? I’ll tell you what – a cat that can play the theremin, that’s what.…

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April 15th, 2010 by: Technabob

Your Own Mini Theremin

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The Theremin is quite possibly the strangest musical instrument ever made. Invented in 1919, it was one of the world’s first electronic instruments. The Theremin produces its otherworldly sounds without ever touching it.
Soon, you’ll be able to get your own miniature Theremin to put on your desktop.

Japanese science…

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July 5th, 2007 by: Technabob

The Wii-Mote Theramin

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Without a doubt, the theramin is one of the oddest musical instruments ever invented. Usually heard cranking out spaceship sounds in 1950′s B-movies, it’s otherworldy sounds are unmistakeable and truly quirky.

So it is with much glee that I bring you the Wii-mote powered theramin, playing the inimitable Theme from …

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June 15th, 2007 by: Technabob

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