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Chassis Set with Coils, Assembled/Tested, Mark Keppinger MK1 DIY Tube Theremin

Estimated price for orientation: 800 $

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Condition: New: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging (where packaging is applicable). Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in non-retail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. See the seller's listing for full details. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Model: MK1
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States


  Fully Assembled and Tested Chassis Set and Coils
for the popular DIY tube theremin designed by Mark Keppinger.


 Many builders including myself have had great success building this design. Forget the transistor/solid state kits out there by that company that rhymes with rogue.  They're more synthesizer than theremin. Theremin enthusiasts agree that nothing produces the original theremin sound better than a tube burner. The chassis set consists of the oscillator chassis and the power supply/audio amplifier chassis. They are painted in the traditional flat brown that RCA used to slather on all of it's electronic chassis "back in the day" but you can have any color Rust-Olium or Krylon makes. They come fully assembled and tested with coils for the pitch and volume aerials. The Power Supply/Amplifier chassis has standard 1/4" phono jacks for pitch preview, external mute switch (i.e. a foot switch and audio out to an 8-ohm speaker.  Built to the original schematics and specifications they are all hand fabricated and ready to go. Complete schematics and build info for the Keppinger Theremin as well as reverse engineered RCA style cabinet drawings are available at Theremin World. (thereminworld.com) and in the Keppinger Theremin Yahoo group.  If you're not a DIY electronics whiz but still want to own your own tube type theremin these pre-assembled and tested chassis may be just what you are looking for.  I have sold many Kepp theremin parts to theremin builders whom have all rated them very highly. You can purchase with confidence I sport a 100% positive feed back rating and don't want to blow it!Please note:  My real job is running my electrical engineering firm, theremins are a strange fetish er- I mean hobby I can not fully explain. Because of the time involved I build up chassis sets on a per order basis. Please allow 30 working days more or less for delivery because of the time involved in parts procurement (scrounging) and building/testing. All electronic components ( resistors, capacitors, transformers, etc.,) are of new modern manufacture. Some used parts that are no longer in production ( vacuum tubes, trimmer/tuning capacitors, etc.) may be utilized in manufacture but are tested before use and guaranteed to be fully functional.