I've been playing theremin now for about 5 years, and I really love it. I feel it's time to invest in a new one, but I'm not sure my options. I know what I'm after though.
I currently own and primarily play an Etherwave standard, I also own a Theremax that a friend and I built about three years ago. I prefer the way the Etherwave plays and don't really like the Theremax much, the Theremax just seems sluggish and it's tone is terrible. My only real trouble with the Etherwave is the tone also. I feel like there isn't enough control over the sound. I had the chance to play a Etherwave Pro and I found that while there was a lot more control over the sound that it still lacked what I was looking for. The sound I'd like to hear is that rich sound you hear from old Clara Rockmore recordings. That full almost sine wave quality with mellow highs and deep rich lows. I find everything in the Etherwave line to sound, no matter how hard I try, digital and "buzzy" like a bad casio keyboard.
I've been looking into tube theremin plans and such, thinking perhaps I could get the sound I'm after from the more analog circuits, but it'd be nice to know what to expect from these before I invest a lot of money in parts (I'm not that great of an electrician, so I'd end up hiring help, pricey).
Does anyone out there know what I mean by the sound I'm looking for? If so, I'd love any suggestions into which theremins to look for, plans to build.
Thanks in advance!