# Where can I get a theramin?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-theramin/35185>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 30, 2000, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-theramin/35185 "2000-09-30T20:58:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![don\_willard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@don\_willard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_willard)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2000, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-theramin/35185/1 "2000-09-30T20:58:31Z")

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I want to buy a theramin, not build one. Anybody know of any thermin stores?

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**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2000, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-theramin/35185/2 "2000-09-30T21:01:25Z")

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Good luck. Everybody I know had to build theirs. You might want to check out the musicjinx message board to see if anybody there has any info.

[http://musicjinx.cjb.net](http://musicjinx.cjb.net)

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2000, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-theramin/35185/3 "2000-09-30T22:02:58Z")

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I entered _theremin for sale_ into [Google](http://www.google.com/) and got quite a few hits, including several home pages/web sites that were devoted to the theremin. (RCA appears to have built one, years ago, as that brand is frequently mentioned.)

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**Author:** ![Jorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@Jorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jorge)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-theramin/35185/4 "2000-10-01T00:16:44Z")

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IIRC, you could get a theremin from an electronic discount mail-order outfit, the name is on the tip of my tongue… Collins ? Damark ? one of those…

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**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-theramin/35185/5 "2000-10-01T01:03:28Z")

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Magazine [Electronics Now](http://www.gernsback.com/poptronics/html/archives.html) Feb. 1996, issue had an article on how to build one. I wonder if it may have some info on where to buy one.

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**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-theramin/35185/6 "2000-10-01T01:04:25Z")

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Look [here](http://www.thereminworld.com/shop_theremins.asp), or go to [Thereminworld](http://www.thereminworld.com) itself