Enhanced on

[Joel S. Berson]

At 2/6/2013 12:59 PM, Geoffrey Steven Nathan wrote:
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>Reading an article about the death of the last surviving member of
>the Glenn Miller band on CNN.com I found, in reference to the Electro-Theremin:
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>Though Tanner did not invent the device, "He enhanced on it and made
>it easier to play," his widow, Jeanette, said in a telephone
>interview. "He made it more like piano keys."

I suppose, since when he played he was presumably described as "on theremin".

Joel


>FWIW there are no hits in COCA that aren't 'enhanced [PP on ...]'
>Didn't want to try pure Google.
>
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