The Theremin Cello [with Dr. Jonathan Golove]

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0:00 Introduction
0:21 History
6:06 How it Works

Thanks again to Dr. Golove for both his time and for lending me the space-control theremin seen briefly here and (more thoroughly) in my previous video.

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Music:

- Thomas Little: Dance! #2, sight-read by Jonathan Golove, theremin cello

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[samhart]

as a long-time viewer of this channel, i personally love the partial shift to the more non-biographical, more history or interview-adjacent projects - that's not to say that i dislike the existing biographical content (bc m i really do and it's also well-prepared~), but this new stream is something i'm enjoying a lot! thank you for all your work!!

[ClassicalNerd]

*Notes*
• First, I'd like to thank new Patron *Wayne Barker* for supporting the channel. Patrons get access to various behind-the-scenes content such as longer episodes, book reviews, and other odds and ends, as well as just helping to make these videos possible.
• 15:16 Robert Wheeler is actually Edison's _great-great_ grandnephew.

[andreasvandieaarde]

So...it's like a massive Otamatone? Awesome!

[dedicatedspuddler]

Pretty cool stuff! Thanks for sharing.

[scottkunghadrengsen]

Very cool, I can get similar stuff with fretless bass, E-Bow, and a volume pedal.

[RockStarOscarStern]

Basically it's an Upright Version of the Tannerin perfect for Good Vibrations by the Beach Boys.

[AtomizedSound]

Didn’t know this instrument existed! It’s pretty great!

[RockStarOscarStern]

Theremin Cello is a Theremin played like a Cello

[caseydahl]

what're the differences in this as opposed to a regular theremin or a ondes martenot?

[hipepleful]

Couldn't this be somewhat easy to recreate? Since a majority of the things seem to be transferable to more up-to-date tech (resisters instead of bulbs, for example). The "volume" hand's pully system could probably done a lot more simply now.

[MaxVanGinneken]

Today I learned that Pere Ubu's Robert Wheeler is a relative of Thomas Edison.

[qwaqwa]

The timbre really needs to change with volume...