HW: Equipment (was Re: HW:Theremin)

[dhuggins]

OOPS, ignore the rest of the post after "Dave",

I swear, its the programs fault!  (Yeah, right, hehe)  My mail proggie was
messing up on me so bad (for another reason), I was cutting and pasting for
this and a couple of other messages.  It apparently grabbed everything in
the clipboard, for my outbox version of the message below stops after "Dave".


At 01:46 PM 1/1/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Doug,
>
>        Thanks for your really informative post,  I was always curious.
>
>        This topic does bring to mind something that has always got my
>interest:
>How have the Hawks produced their distinctive Hawkwind sounds?  I don't
>have a complete list of them (I would need to go through each song just
>about and point them out).  Some of it is equipment (audio
>generator/arppegiator) and some is technique.  Is there a
>complete/semi-complete list of equipment that the Hawks have used over the
>years, including instruments AND effects (maybe even indexed to
>year(s)/tour/album)?  Maybe our distinguished listee XXX could help
>enlighten us too :)
>
>        Inquiring minds want to know,
>
>                                                Dave
>
>        istortion unit), but it has been many years.  If
>it is just connectors, thats fine.  If it is components (ICs, resistors,
>capicators, etc), I get a little wary of accidentaly frying the components,
>have done that before!
>
>        The prices listed now are $299 US for a kit, and $369 US for a
>finished one.
>
>        By the way, have you done music that you would care to share?  I don't
>yet, but probably will in the future.
>
>                                Dave
>robably will in the future. =20
>
>                                Dave
>
>
>At 01:39 PM 1/1/00 +0100, you wrote:=20
>>
>> hei!
>> having had a nice celebration?
>> the etherwave has imo a great sound, and can be used for everything from
>> DikMik
>> noises to beautifully resembling a cello... i love this instrument.
>> it is said it closely resembles leo theremin's original sound. i find it
>> quite
>> "easy" to play - that is; each note is "separated" with the same=
> intervals.
>> that,
>> i guess, is the most important.
>> the etherwave DIY version is not-all-all- hard to put together (and it=
> cuts
>> off a
>> third of the costs if i don't remember wrongly) - it's just connecting=
> cables
>> and
>> maybe finishing the casing (i had a guy making a piano shellac finish to=
> it -
>> making it look a bit more old ;)
>> the cabling and print card etc. looks VERY sturdy - no cheap components=
> being
>> used
>> here!
>> this is how it looked like, before having it finished, brown-wood piano
>> style:
>>
>> [Image]
>>
>> it takes some practice to play it (and no coffee! no shaking!), but it's
>> worth
>> it...!
>> right now i'm dreaming of a VCS3  :)
>>
>> i bought, just for fun, a small single-antenna theremin while in london a=
> few
>> weeks back. it's battery operated, and almost impossible to play on - but=
> is
>> great
>> for sfx combined with various sound effects :)
>>
>> have a great year,
>> ketil svendsen,
>> norway
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> dhuggins wrote:
>>
>> > Ketil,
>> >
>> >         I put up the original theremin post that started this thread.  I
>> ran
>> > across one for sale at an "unusual instruments" website, and didn't know
>> > what one was.  I now know a little bit more :)
>> >
>> >         You say you personally recommend Big Briars Etherwave Theremin? =
> Do
>> you
>> > have one?  If so, I am interested in more of your personal opinions.  I=
> am
>> > thinking of either building one from a kit or buying one in the next six
>> > months or so (I just bought a Lexicon MPX-1 effects processor and am a
>> > little poor now, but it sure sounds great:).
>> >
>> >                                 Happy Holidays,
>> >
>> >                                                 Dave
>> hei!=20
>> having had a nice celebration?=20
>> the etherwave has imo a great sound, and can be used for everything from
>> DikMik noises to beautifully resembling a cello... i love this instrument.=
>=20
>> it is said it closely resembles leo theremin's original sound. i find it
>> quite "easy" to play - that is; each note is "separated" with the same
>> intervals. that, i guess, is the most important.=20
>> the etherwave DIY version is not-all-all- hard to put together (and it=
> cuts
>> off a third of the costs if i don't remember wrongly) - it's just=
> connecting
>> cables and maybe finishing the casing (i had a guy making a piano shellac
>> finish to it - making it look a bit more old ;)=20
>> the cabling and print card etc. looks VERY sturdy - no cheap components=
> being
>> used here!=20
>> this is how it looked like, before having it finished, brown-wood piano
>> style:=20
>>
>> OSProgramvolumTemporaryItemsnsmail3.=FED=D6=DC=B8=20
>>
>> it takes some practice to play it (and no coffee! no shaking!), but it's
>> worth it...!=20
>> right now i'm dreaming of a VCS3  :)=20
>>
>> i bought, just for fun, a small single-antenna theremin while in london a=
> few
>> weeks back. it's battery operated, and almost impossible to play on - but=
> is
>> great for sfx combined with various sound effects :)=20
>>
>> have a great year,=20
>> ketil svendsen,=20
>> norway=20
>>  =20
>>  =20
>>  =20
>>
>> dhuggins wrote:=20
>>>
>>> Ketil,=20
>>>
>>>         I put up the original theremin post that started this thread.  I=
> ran
>>>
>>> across one for sale at an "unusual instruments" website, and didn't know=
>=20
>>> what one was.  I now know a little bit more :)=20
>>>
>>>         You say you personally recommend Big Briars Etherwave Theremin? =
> Do
>>> you=20
>>> have one?  If so, I am interested in more of your personal opinions.  I=
> am=20
>>> thinking of either building one from a kit or buying one in the next six=
>=20
>>> months or so (I just bought a Lexicon MPX-1 effects processor and am a=20
>>> little poor now, but it sure sounds great:).=20
>>>
>>>                                 Happy Holidays,=20
>>>
>>>                                                 Dave
>>
>>
>>