Ondes musicales Martenot Light wood cabinet on... Lot 174

Ondes musicales Martenot Light wood cabinet on four legs, mobile flexible ribbon keyboard Carries the n° 144 H. 82 x W. 123 x D. 50 cm A loudspeaker with a rosette is attached Invented by Maurice MARTENOT (1898 - 1980), the Ondes Martenot are one of the very first electronic music instruments. Presented for the first time at the Paris Opera in 1928, the instrument can be considered as the ancestor of the synthesizer.