Posted by thesonoftruth on 01/08/66 11:32

Alpha wrote:
> "thesonoftruth" <thesonoftruth@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:1132469257.094578.201950@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > Alpha wrote:
> >> "thesonoftruth" <thesonoftruth@aol.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1132375327.020630.156560@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> >> >
> >> > Jan Dean wrote:
> >> >> TODD TAMANEND CLARK wrote:
> >> >> > How much theremin usage is there on the "Brian Wilson
> >> >> > Presents Smile" DVD?
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> None.
> >> >>
> >> >> The thingy on Good Vibrations isn't a REAL theremin.
> >> >>
> >> > I've read many arguments regarding this, but there is video footage of
> >> > Mike Love using a theremin leg, as well as later ones with the tone
> >> > strip.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Try Lothar and the Hand People.
> >> > Excellent!
> >> >
> >>
> >> It is NOT a theremin. It is an electro-theremin aka Tannerin, invented
> >> by
> >> Paul Tanner of UCLA.
> >>
> >> If you see the actual videos of Good Vibrations, there is no theremin.
> >> It
> >> is a ribbon-controlled device.
> >
> > Oh! I must have been looking at a FAKE video. The guy in the stocking
> > cap was a dead ringer for Mike Love.
> >
>
> Oh! You must have a fake brain.

You're talking about "the video" and then you cut to a quote about the
original recording. I do know what a frigging Theremin looks like.
>
> http://www.tompolk.com/Tannerin/Tannerin.html

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