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March 21 2011
THEREMIN – electronic musical instrument issuing tremulant sounds dependent on the distance of the player’s hands from its twin antennae [Named after Russian engineer Leo Theremin]. Whole Lotta Love has some funky theremin work.
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Rupert — 21 March at 08:30AM
Dr. Samuel Hoffman played it to the injured miner. (8)
RK — 21 March at 09:50AM
Another eminent piece for electronica (8)
Boniface — 21 March at 10:02AM
Neither metalhead smashed avant-garde instrument (8)
DA — 21 March at 10:22AM
Last two are primo. Here's a different tack:
Space-age instrument in that position for 30 seconds?
JD — 21 March at 10:34AM
Their men synthesise music (8)
DA — 21 March at 10:52AM
Still musing:
Foldback just part of patchy electronic instrument
Sam — 21 March at 11:27AM
Instrument attendant caught by mint bringing tailing forward
RK — 21 March at 11:37AM
Unlucky thirteen updates model with music of a psychedelic instrument
DC — 21 March at 12:23PM
Music maker puts record comany in the red. Nastiness starts.
Mauve — 21 March at 01:29PM
Isn't Her Eminence holding an instrument?
Mauve — 21 March at 01:56PM
I just noticed RK used the container idea before me. Sorry RK
new idea......
I joined Stipe’s band in following this instrument
DC — 21 March at 02:28PM
The instrument starts men handwaving!
(I suspect this fails the rule against indirect anagrams...)
Also, I misspelt 'company' in my previous clue.
DC — 21 March at 02:34PM
Actually, the plural 'starts' doesn't work either (unless you assume it to mean 'in' and replace 'men' with 'me'... which you shouldn't). Suspect I was just reaching a bit far for an &lit there.
Such is the peril of trying to post before anyone else comes up with the idea.
DC — 21 March at 02:48PM
One more slightly dodgy go:
Tremulant® in theme!
dg — 21 March at 04:21PM
It plays avant-garde music within casing?!
Mauve — 21 March at 04:37PM
bit of tweaking......
Following Stipe’s band, I purchased an instrument.
RV — 21 March at 04:55PM
Rare instrument handy in mint condition.
RK — 21 March at 05:44PM
Billy takes mum's point - Master an instrument!
Mauve — 21 March at 08:08PM
final tweak I promise...
After embracing Stipe’s band, I get an instrument.
anax — 22 March at 12:02AM
Couldn't resist a play with this. It looks like a friendly one to deal with but I s'pose the lack of variety for the definition makes it tougher. Anyways:
Kiss ditching work on old song parts after finding untouched musical instrument (8)
Short and sweet. That's what I'm sometimes not.
anax — 22 March at 12:10AM
Oops - that should be:
Kiss abandoning work on old song parts after finding untouched musical intrument (8)
(I copied/pasted the wrong clue note)
Rupert — 23 March at 07:03AM
DC @ 2:28 There's a rule against indirect anagrams? Has anyone told DA?
DC — 23 March at 03:34PM
It's even mentioned in his book, if I remember rightly (I may not).
By indirect anagram, I mean something like
Mixed drinks = mixed sups = puss
which is certainly unappetising...
There may be ways to get away with it (and my clue had more problems than that).