[CrackMonkey] Evolution of Code

[Brian Hicks]

On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 02:50:09PM -0700, mike dillon wrote:
> begin mike dillon quotation:
> > begin Rick Welykochy quotation:
> > > As far as yuppie-induced vomiting and haikus are concerned, they're of no
> > > concern to you now. Build a theremin instead.
> > 
> > i built a theremin once. i've never been exposed to such a concentration of
> > solder fumes in my life, before or after that experience.
> 
> for those of you who are interested in building their very own theremin (or
> those looking to have a really solid excuse to inhale large amounts of solder
> fumes), i found the URL for the kit i built:
> 
> 	http://www.paia.com/theremax.htm
> 
> the kit without a case is $90 + $7 shipping U.S. their wooden case is $80 + $12
> shipping. the "partial case", which consists of the antennae and front panel
> (and knobs, i believe) is $28.50 + $7 shipping.
> 
> i built this thing while i was living in Cloyne co-op a few years ago. somebody
> cajoled council into approving the funds to purchase the kit with the partial
> case.
> 
> when it arrived, i volunteered to assemble the electronics. being that i had
> little experience with assembling circuit boards (and even less recent
> experience at the time), it took me the better part of the day to assemble it.
> once that was done, we got the maintenance manager to build a case for it and
> much fun was had by all.
> 
> our case sucked, but it worked. i recommend getting their case so that stuff
> fits right.
> 
> there are also theremins available from Bob Moog's site at
> http://www.bigbriar.com/. all the theremins available there are either fully
> assembled or "mostly" assembled (no soldering circuit boards as with the
> Theremax). there's even one with MIDI capabilities for $3500.

Of course you could make it from a kit.  Or you could do what I did and
build one out of scavanged parts and an old Popular Electronics article.
Of course, it continues to fail to produce any sound other than a pop as
it turns on, but that's beside the point!  But the pop is loud, damnit!

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