The Telharmonium

Here's a clip from the documentary Magic Music From The Telharmonium. The Telharmonium was the first electronic synthesizer complete with a touch sensitive keyboard. Three different versions were built, weighing from 7 tons to almost 200 tons!


For those wanting more spoilers, you can read this great synthmuseum.com article about the instrument.

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