The Tenori-Off Project

Nina brought me to the local Japanese bookstore today because she said that during her last visit, she saw a magazine with a DIY theremin kit included.

I was expecting a cute little theremin replica that would fit in those little Japanese doll rooms with the intricately detailed furniture and knick-knacks.  I was very excited to learn that the said kit was for a 4 inch tall fully functional theremin!

The magazine seems full of very interesting information and interviews with people like Lydia Kavina and Cornelius. There are product reviews on the Matryomin, the tVOX tour and the moog Etherwave Theremin.

I say seems because the magazine is completely in Japanese so I can only look at the pictures and read the few English words sprinkled along the pages.

I was worried I’d have a problem putting together the theremin but the instructions were pretty straight forward. It was IKEA-ish in simplicity. The theremin is self amplified with an internal speaker and has a tuning stick to adjust the waveform and the brightness like a real theremin.

It’s very cool. I think I’ll keep this one at my office desk.

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