Two weeks ago I visited Thierry Frenkel in France. During this stay, Thierry fitted my Theremin with his ESPE01 module. After several practise sessions I can’t imagine ever playing another instrument than this one. The number of improvements due to this module can barely be described.
The most obvious effect of the module is the new bass register: the pitch range has been extended with somewhat over two octaves. You can even play notes lower than the lowes note of a double bass. Furthermore, the instrument now has a full and rich sound in every part of the pitch range, and the linearity has improved remarkably.
As far as I’m concerned, my Etherwave Standard is now much more suitable as a professional instrument, with a lot of the advantages of the Etherwave Pro, but with a much warmer sound (according to me). I’m very happy to have Thierry as one of my personal friends. They don’t call him the Theremingénieur for nothing!
Several recordings in which the enhanced instrument can be heard will be available soon. The ESPE01 module will be presented during the Theremin Summer Academy 2011 in Colmar (F), and will become commercially available after that. More information will be published on my website soon.