In the late 1950s, trombonist Paul Tanner and amateur inventor Bob Whitsell developed an instrument to mimic the sound of a theremin. The Electro-Theramin used a different control mechanism but produced similar results. In the 1940s, Tanner played in Glenn Miller’s orchestra and then joined the U.S. Air Force and performed in the 378th Army […]
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