Trautonium
OriginGermany
Year1929
FamilyElectronic
About the Trautonium
Invented by Friedrich Trautwein. Played by pressing a wire against a rail. The pressure controls volume and timbre. Oskar Sala was the greatest virtuoso. Used in the score for Hitchcocks The Birds. Over 90 years of history. The subharmonic series creates otherworldly tones.
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