Gordon wrote: "I would like a wooden pedestal for my theremin to replace the mike stand that currently supports it."
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The mike stand (single pole) support is a bad idea for a theremin, especially if the thereminist is obliged to perform on a rickety platform or improvised stage (which is often the case with club work). If the floor moves or shakes, your theremin is going to move and shake along with it, and we all know what that means.
When your instrument is on a pole, any motion at all at its base is amplified at the top. The higher the pole, the greater the sway. You may not be able to stop the floor from shifting when the guitar player jumps up & down, but you can minimize the effect it has on your instrument by building a more stable column for it to sit on. I did that for my E'Pro. You can see it in the first minute or so of the following video. This stand was made from a pvc fence post purchased at a home improvement store for less than ten bucks. The post comes complete with steel fixtures to bolt it to a plywood baseboard.
E'Pro stand (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miZEaW27pCY)
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The mike stand (single pole) support is a bad idea for a theremin, especially if the thereminist is obliged to perform on a rickety platform or improvised stage (which is often the case with club work). If the floor moves or shakes, your theremin is going to move and shake along with it, and we all know what that means.
When your instrument is on a pole, any motion at all at its base is amplified at the top. The higher the pole, the greater the sway. You may not be able to stop the floor from shifting when the guitar player jumps up & down, but you can minimize the effect it has on your instrument by building a more stable column for it to sit on. I did that for my E'Pro. You can see it in the first minute or so of the following video. This stand was made from a pvc fence post purchased at a home improvement store for less than ten bucks. The post comes complete with steel fixtures to bolt it to a plywood baseboard.
E'Pro stand (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miZEaW27pCY)