What family of instrument does the theremin belong to?

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Lol this is so random

[Spíosra]

Is this a challenge or a serious question?

Not looking it up, I might say it's a stringed instrument.

[Astro_80 (WASH YOUR HANDS!)]

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Theremin

[Bora]

Originally posted by SpíosraCeilteach:

Is this a challenge or a serious question?

Not looking it up, I might say it's a stringed instrument.

Yeah I agree the string family is probably the closest

[Spíosra]

Originally posted by 50 Blessings:

Yeah I agree the string family is probably the closest

That apparently being way off. It's nothing like a stringed instrument. Haha

[oturtle]

Therimin

[Bora]

Originally posted by SpíosraCeilteach:

Originally posted by 50 Blessings:

Yeah I agree the string family is probably the closest

That apparently being way off. It's nothing like a stringed instrument. Haha

yeah but the sound is quite similar to a string instrument tho

[Sir Dookface McFerretballs]

Usually it is lumped in with anything that fits into the "electronic instrument" category.

Synthesizers usually fall into this category too.

[feytharn]

By one of the most common European standarts, it is considered an 'electrophone' (the other types would be
– Aerophone
– Chordophone
– Membranophone
– Idiophone

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umm so according to wikipedia, the "electronic instrument" is not a commonly recogonized family? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_(musical_instruments)