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Leon Theremin, "Russian/Soviet inventor, most famous for his invention of the theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments", was born on August 28, 1896 (d. 1993).
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_The)

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The theremin's relationship with the musical saw:

From Saw Lady (@SawLady on the bird):
"When Leon Theremin invented his instrument, the saw was a popular musical instrument and he aimed to imitate electronically the sound of the saw. He did a great job! I did a very short duet with a thereminist (video: 2014)
youtube.com/watch?v=X6PhsrcO80"


On the other hand, who needs a theremin when they have a musical saw?! ๐Ÿ™‚

Natalia 'Saw Lady' Paruz - "Star Trek theme song played on a Musical Saw" (2011)
youtube.com/watch?v=lPvTTc7jAV

Carolina Eyck @CarolinaEyck
(1:44 PM ET ยท Aug 28, 2024):

"Last night, I realized I had completely forgotten that it was Leon Thereminโ€™s birthday ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ But then I thought: what better way to pay tribute than with a quick โ€˜Happy Birthdayโ€™ rendition on the instrument he gave us? So here it isโ€”happy (belated) birthday, Leon! ๐ŸŽ‚"

* Wikipedia now has Aug. 27 [O.S. Aug. 15], 1896 as a birth date for Leon Theremin.

O.S. = Old Style, indicating a dating system before a calendar change, in this case the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, I think.

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