Theremin?

[George Maier]

Thanks for bringing Carl & Jerry back to mind, Steve.
I hope someone does bring them back in written form.
73,
George Maier - K1GXT

Steve Harrison wrote:

> At 11:47 AM 4/4/99 -0500, John M Iverson wrote:
> >RCA made a therimin in the early 30s.
>
> And I'm almost certain that Heath had at least one model although I'm
> certain that it was solid-state.
>
> I still remember the Carl and Jerry Theremin article by Herb Brier in an
> early 60's issue of Popular Electronics. I believe it was Carl who was
> having trouble with his basketball free throw rhythm; so Jerry built a
> Theremin with the antenna or wand sticking out behind Carl's head from a
> sort of backpack. Carl would hear the tone swoop associated with his hand
> and arm movements for good hoop shots. Naturally enough, during some big
> game, the game's outcome rested on Carl's ability to make a free throw.
> Jerry quickly mounted a tape with a recording of the swooping of "good"
> free throws, played it over the field house's PA system, and Carl matched
> his next shot to the sound of the swooping, winning the big game.
>
> About a year or two ago, someone was going to try to get permission to
> reproduce those old Carl and Jerry stories but I never heard the upshot of
> that attempt. Sure would be nice to read them again!
>
> 73, Steve K0XP
>
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