How to open Moog Etherwave ?

[Peter Theremin]

Good day, Levnet!

Does anyone know if  to  open the lid  and  to tune theremin inside is  the guarantee for Moog theremin is valid or not? .

They tell me that "if you open the tool and start to set up inside then in this case  no any guarantee servise from manufacture "

Are all Moog Etherwave have very tight lid and  very difficult to  open ?

Or usually standart Moog Etherwave have no problem in opening the lid from its corpus and the tight opening of the lid is the  defect of manufacture . Do thereminist  have the right to open the lid of his new Moog Etherwave ? , 

[\js]

hi

On 2/28/13 9:22 , Peter Theremin wrote:
> They tell me that "if you open the tool and start to set up inside then
> in this case no any guarantee servise from manufacture "

you don't specify who "They" is [the ones doing the telling]. if it is
someone from moog music, or something in their documentation; then
"They" would know best.

i don't know about new etherwaves, but there are screws to remove the
case on mine [but i bought a kit]. perhaps they are now manufactured to
make them more difficult to get at; although, this would prevent anyone
from adjusting the tuning of the circuits, which makes it less of an
instrument in a way.

i always encourage people to open and modify the circuitry of their
etherwaves. for instance, i heartily recommend theirry's modification
add-on for every etherwave owner- but it might well void the warranty.

shall we call it an artistic risk ... ?

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[Peter Theremin]

"They" - service warranty    of  Moog in Moscow.

I unscrewed all but a very tight lid was pressed down into the case that I did not dare to open  it  by myself  , fearing damage to the corpus. (This is new and  not my instrument) 

[mpic...@earthlink.net]

I recommend Thierry's module as well. It VASTLY improves the sound
and linearity.

Night and day.

XOXO,

S

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[Peter Pringle]

On Thursday, 28 February 2013 09:22:58 UTC-5, Peter Theremin wrote:

Good day, Levnet!

Does anyone know if  to  open the lid  and  to tune theremin inside is  the guarantee for Moog theremin is valid or not? .

They tell me that "if you open the tool and start to set up inside then in this case  no any guarantee servise from manufacture "

One of the problems with tuning a Moog Etherwave theremin is that you must remove the top of its cabinet in order to do it. Then when you replace the top, you throw the tuning out!

The best thing to do is drill three small holes directly over the volume and pitch oscillator screws so that you can insert a small screwdriver and make the necessary adjustments WITHOUT having to remove the top.

[Gordon Charlton]

The lid of my etherwave is not difficult to remove. I take out the four screws at the front and back sides of the instrument and lift it off easily.

Gordon

[PUR...@aol.com]

The lid of my etherwave is not difficult to remove. I take out the four screws at the front and back sides of the instrument and lift it off easily.

Gordon

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Son of a bitch!   Now you tell us.  Well, that sure beats the hammer and chisel.

 

Purp

 

(I couldn't resist.)

[Gordon Charlton]

I mention this because my usual opening technique is

1. Unscrew every visible nut, bolt and screw.
2. Shout "why won't you open you stupid ****** ********* **** **** **** thing!"
3. Rake along a every crack with a lock pick to find hidden catches.
4. Examine the surface with an electron microscope.
5. Laser tomography.
6. X-ray scanning.
7. Magnetic resonance imaging.
8. Stare longingly at my big two-handed axe.
9. Search online, watch three seconds of a how-to video, shout "you dunderhead, Charlton, knicklebrain, dimwit!", put the screws, bolts and nuts back and press the giant button marked "press here to open."

Gordon

[\js]

hi

i'm not trying to be problematic, but your instructions seem like a
puzzle i cannot solve.

On 02/28/13 19:24, Peter Pringle wrote:
> The best thing to do is drill three small holes directly over the volume
> and pitch oscillator screws so that you can insert a small screwdriver
> and make the necessary adjustments WITHOUT having to remove the top.

but how will you know where the adjustment screws are [btw, i thought
these were for capacitors, not oscillators; but that could be my flawed
understanding of the theremin circuits (which is basic)] *unless* you
take off the top?

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[PUR...@aol.com]

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Let me redeem myself.

 

I think Peter meant to say two holes, one above each oscillator. 

To find the right hole position, (there is space between the lid and the oscillators)I sat two foam earplugs on top of the oscillators with the wife's lipstick covering the ends. If they have a tendency to fall off then add a touch of something sticky. Then very, very carefully positioned the wood top back on the Etherwave.  I made perfect red spots, good enough to find the centers and drilled a half inch hole.  You could drill a smaller hole, but I wanted some leeway in case I was off and also, because I found 1/2 plastic caps to fill the holes.  Just like on top of the pitch rod. 

 

The last time I used a hammer and chisel was to remove the wet and moldy "luan" board surrounding my toilet.  Ew.

 

Purp

[Peter Pringle]

On Friday, 1 March 2013 14:10:21 UTC-5, purhaze wrote:

 I think Peter meant to say two holes, one above each oscillator. 

To find the right hole position, (there is space between the lid and the oscillators)I sat two foam earplugs on top of the oscillators with the wife's lipstick covering the ends..........

I no longer have an Etherwave theremin but as I recall, there are THREE little silver boxes on the board that have small adjustment screws on top. Two of the boxes are for pitch (variable & fixed oscillators) and the third is for volume. I used a similar method to Purp to mark where each box was in relation to the lid. I made three little "sticks" of masking tape, put one stick on top of each silver box, added a small daub of latex paint to the top of each stick, and carefully replaced the cabinet lid lowering it directly onto the instrument. When I lifted the lid, there were three perfect marks on the underside where holes had to be drilled for access to the adjustment screws.

I don't recall ever having to adjust the volume screw, so maybe two holes will be enough. My old Etherwave (which I gave away years ago) was made in 1995 but I am presuming the board is more or less the same on more recent E'waves.