It has the 'rough raw pinching' in the bumps of the sine-wave that change with pitch and volume.
And, it seems to possess absolute linearity.
Who wouldn't want to own and play one?
Good Luck!
teslatheremin
From: Eastleigh, Hampshire, U.K. ................................... Fred Mundell. ................................... Electronics Engineer. (Primarily Analogue) .. CV Synths 1974-1980 .. Theremin developer 2007 to present .. soon to be Developing / Trading as WaveCrafter.com . ...................................
Joined: 12/7/2007
From: Eastleigh, Hampshire, U.K. ................................... Fred Mundell. ................................... Electronics Engineer. (Primarily Analogue) .. CV Synths 1974-1980 .. Theremin developer 2007 to present .. soon to be Developing / Trading as WaveCrafter.com . ...................................
Joined: 12/7/2007
"I've been watching things for at least the last six years, and I've...NEVER...seen a Tvox Tour theremin for sale in any condition."
Since reading this remark a few years back, I've also kept an eye out for a Tvox out of curiosity, but never seen one, until it finally turned up in a random eBay search the other day. I see it's been featured on the front page, but I didn't notice a mention on the forum, so, congratulations to whoever nabbed the first of these beauties, and good luck to those bidding on the second.
Wow, the first one sold for £2,150 (x1.64=$3526) the second is up to £2,150 with three days left on the auction.
Very interesting seeing the controls and I/O. Does anyone know what that button or adjustment shaft below the "shape" knob does?
Interesting also that the volume response has two modes and no panel knob. What type of connector is used for the antennae?
The small switch below the the shape knob allows to select one of two basic timbres (more symmetrical waveform/less symmetrical waveform), whose brightness is then controlled with the shape knob.
The volume response has not two modes, besides of a muting switch. The volume tuning is done by holding your hand above the volume antenna at a height where you want to have max volume and pressing a push-button to trigger the tuning process. The instrument then adjusts itself with the help of an internal electronic potentiometer.
There are no "connectors" for the antennae, but simple fixations. A threaded one which allows to screw the pitch antenna in, and a clamp one which keeps the volume antenna in place just by pushing it in.
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