Theremin Electronics Kit | Educational Electronic Music STEAM/STEM Kits for Kids or Grown Ups | No Tools Needed Easy to Build Breadboard Kit

This is a high quality, well put together kit. My 10 year old granddaughter, with no previous electrical experience now understands how to use a breadboard, what transistors, integrated circuits, resistors, light emitting diodes, and capacitors look like, and knows how to read the color code on a resistor. The wires are all stripped and bent to the correct size so the focus stays on understanding the concepts rather than losing interest struggling with the mechanical connections. And the instruction booklet is laid out well, from the accurate pictures of each component, the overview of the project broken into 4 stages with a diagram of each completed stage, to the bits of theory on each page of the excellent instructions and pictures. The circuit tests at the end of each stage gave a confidence and desire to move to the next step. And the Theremin worked as advertised. Everybody had to try it. In case you can't tell, I was impressed with this kit. I immediately wanted to see what other kits this outfit produces.

I got this for my sibling for their 39th birthday. We are both in our 30s, both with some technical/engineering backgrounds, and both softies for cute things. This kit delivers on all fronts! The directions are incredibly clear, informative, and adorable! The kit itself is easy to navigate, had all the components plus extras, and seemed very well-made. The process of making the instrument was easy to follow, included milestones where we would test it to ensure it was working, and was fun! It took about 20 minutes to build, but could be done faster if you're reading from the initial diagrams.It works! If I were to have any qualms about it, it is that the range where the pitches change is relatively small - but that is to be expected for an instrument of this size. You can fit 2 octaves in about 4 inches on a violin and it is no different here, it just requires more practice and attention to detail if you're planning on playing any specific melodies. As far as a sound-effects device though, it is *very* fun, very sci-fi, and quite expressive! It is also fairly loud, the volume control antenna works well, and it is just a blast to experiment with!We had a great time with Micro and Tick and highly recommend this to nerds, geeks, and everyone else looking to have a bit of noisy fun!Great job, Dave!

Fun and easy to build but playing it doesn't seem to hold the same appeal for an eleven year old.

This kit was easy to put together and worth the money. I bought this because my Wife wanted a mini theremin, and I figured this would a fun use of 15 minutes.As someone who is an EE and has been in the industry for 20+ years, I can say that the instructions were very easy to understand, all the parts were included and the step by step explanation with pictures was easy to follow. I especially liked the details on what each component is/does and how it interacts within an electronic circuit. If only they had stuff like this more readily available when I was a kid in the 80s, my parents would have replaced fewer VCRs lol.This is a fun buy and the sound is great for the package. Worth the money if not only just for the educational value it provides. Start em young!

Kind of rinky-dink, more of a toy than a musical instrument, BUT it's a good deal for what it is. The wires are not only pre-cut and stripped, but the tips are bent exactly 90 degrees at just the right length. It explains some of the electronics involved, has a schematic at the end, and it does demonstrate how a theremin works. It might actually make a good amateur-level instrument with some tweaking -- maybe another amp circuit and a better speaker, maybe replace the antennae with wires to larger antennae. This is a good way to start if you're interested in electronics, electronic music, or the theremin in particular. Also good if you just like to put together kits that actually do something.

This mini Theremin is quite attractive and it does make sounds, but it is tempermental and difficult to operate. The four buttons are supposed to let you control the farious menu items and would be great if they always worked. However you can't always get to where you want to go and the buttons often fail to operate. Even so, the thing is fun to play with and almost worth the small price.

We built this as a family and even my teenager loved working in it. The instructions were easy to follow and had a lot of good information. The components were high quality and easy to assemble. A couple extras were included for the wires, which was nice.The final theremin works well and is fun to play. Will definitely be buying more kits for us and to give as gifts!

The media could not be loaded. It is everything they say in the ad. A real, honest to goodness actually working Theremin device. Of course it’s a toy & trying to play any meaningful “music” on it would be a serious challenge, but it is capable of making the “spacey” sounds heard in so many of the science fiction movies through history with just a wave of your hands (literally). Assembly is dirt simple & I completed it in less than a half hour. Now if you’re a musician then very likely this is not a good way to avoid the hundreds of dollars of cost for the electronic instrument of your dreams. But if you want a cool little gadget to sit on your coffee table that invites comment & conversation (with resultant smiles almost a guarantee) then this fits the bill quite nicely. It even comes with batteries.