[Imc-makerspace] Oddmusic is having space issues.

[Stewart Dickson]

Theremin.   Pronounced "Terra-Meen".   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin
> It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin, who 
> patented the device in 1928.
My friend, Michael Scroggins http://emsh.calarts.edu/~aka was at an 
experimental video conference in Moscow in the 1980s.
Theremin came up in conversation.   Somebody said to him, "Oh, yes.   
He's still alive.  He lives near here."

You need to be a serious analogue circuit *artist* like Robert Moog to 
build a good one.   http://www.moogmusic.com
I attended Bob Moog's Memorial Celebration in 2005 and heard the story 
of when, in the 1970's, Bob was called to New York to restore Clara 
Rockmore's Theremin, which had been built in the 1930's by Theremin, 
himself.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Rockmore    Once he got it 
restored, he watched Rockmore warming-up on it and his jaw dropped.   
She was doing things with the instrument that he never thought were 
possible.
The best Thereminists are violinists first.

I worked in Asheville, NC from 2005 to 2007.  In 2006, we bought my son, 
Nate (See him at the Bike Co-Op)  an electric violin.   I took him on a 
tour of the Moog Music factory.   The sales lady let him plug his violin 
into the Moogerfooger stack in the demo room.   He tried out a Moog 
Theremin, too.
http://www.moogmusic.com/theremin/?section=product&product_id=70
> 110V Etherwave Theremin Kit
> $359.00
-Stewart, 
http://emsh.calarts.edu/~mathart/portfolio/SPD_Acoust_portfolio.html

Wayne Byarlay wrote:
> Yeah! The first thought that comes to mind is a. A... What's that 
> thing called that you play by putting your hand near it?
>
> Wayne Byarlay
> Active directory administrator, CITES systems management group
> Rm 1501, DCL
> 217-244-7617
>
> On Mar 19, 2010, at 4:27 PM, Brian Duggan <bcdugga at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I spoke to Jacob from Oddmusic a couple minutes ago about their space.
>> The issue is that their room is basically a large closet attached to
>> the Family Room and they're outgrowing it. It sounded like they're
>> going to try to work something out at the next steering meeting to
>> arrange use of the Family Room when they need it.
>>
>> Jacob appreciated the possibility of using the Makerspace, but he
>> doesn't think it's where Oddmusic is headed right now.
>>
>> Oddmusic does do really cool stuff, though, like building and
>> programming their own electronic instruments. It would be really fun
>> to partner on some kind of project in the future.
>>
>> Brian D.
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Brian Sheppard <bshepp at gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>>> Oddmusic seems to be having space issues.  Any objections to letting 
>>> them
>>> use our space when needed?
>>> brian shepaprd
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