Hello Everybody,
I recently purchased a Burns B3 Deluxe Theremin back in February and have been practicing about 3-4+ times a week. The one main thing I've noticed is the tone on the very low end of the scale (at the "entry" point of pitch hand) is strange sounding and not cello-like. It sounds like two wave forms , if that makes sense to anybody. A bit muddled and at times, especially at the low tone/entry point I get a sound of radio-type interference. There is a sort of sweet spot as my pitch hand gets about 3 inches away from the pitch antenna and it gets that opera singer type tone. I emailed Dan about the issue and he explained the wave shape change to me (low tone is more oblong-higher tone becomes more sine-like) which I can wrap my head around, however it's the lack of deepness in tone at the low end that has me perplexed. I've watched several video demonstrations of people playing their B3 Deluxes and they seem to be able to achieve this sought after deep cello tone. I am fairly proficient with setting/finding my zero-beat and have experimented with the theremin's height, in relation to my waist/ chest. I have moved the theremin around my apartment to various locations to make sure there is no interference from surrounding objects. Just curious if others have experienced this. Any shared observations would be beneficial.
Thank you!
Sean
