Just finished a brand new Mini Remin.

 Mini Remin Technical specifications:

• - 2 oscillators
  
• - Span: 2 and 1/2 octaves approx.
• - Output level (line): 1,8 Vpp approx.
• - Power: 9Vbattery
• - Output: line
• - Commands: zero beat, volume.
• - Raimbow Led indicator.

The two handles maybe add a gentle touch to the Ikea Foodbox...

Steampunk theremin, finished

Brass, iron, wood, and leather: The Steamy Remin ready for playing. Front:

Back:

Clockwork details...

Raimbow LEDs...

The Meter and the special Steampunk logo

A porthole-styled speaker is a great Steampunk addition!

 

Steampunk theremin: the making

Building a Steampunk theremin is a tough challenge, but I could count on some friends' help both for design and manual help. Thanks to Barbara for the styling and to Sergio for woodworking, wiring, plumbing...

We started from a base concept and a few parts:

 

Then we began the work by conditioning a Jeroboam wine bottle's wooden box:

Then uhm, you have to choose the parts's placement.

On the workbench, after drilling, before elctrical wirings...

GIG @ Casa della Musica, Genoa

Some pictures from my gig with the My right of Frost project featuring three Mini Remin, two Crackleboxes clones and some other noisy toys. Thanks to Marco (Duplex Ride) for the photos.

 That's me, performing on a ribbon-controlled Gakken Synth

A vivid theremin performance...