Theremin
A player does not touch a theremin but by approaching the antennae interrupts an electromagnetic field and creates a musical tone. The right hand controls the pitch while the left hand the volume. Approxi-mately 500 theremins were originally produced by RCA in 1929, of which around 120 survive.
Artwork Details
- Title: Theremin
- Maker: Radio Corporation of America (RCA)
- Date: 1929
- Geography: Camden, New Jersey, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Wood, vacuum tubes, electrical wiring
- Dimensions: Theremin: 64 × 31 1/2 × 12 1/8 in. (162.6 × 80 × 30.8 cm)
Speaker: 90 × 20 × 20 in. (228.6 × 50.8 × 50.8 cm)
Weight: 75 lbs approx - Classification: Electrophone
- Credit Line: Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2017
- Object Number: 2017.6.1a–c, .2a–d
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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