Harald Bode - Electronic Instrument Pioneer - Tom Rhea Interview 13 Sept 1978

Harald Bode "Electronic Instrument Pioneer" Interviewed By Tom Rhea Sept. 13, 1978 Thanks to Matt Traum for this YouTube presentation with photos Interview Part 1 REV 03 August 2025 Interview of Harald Bode in his home/studio in North Tonawanda, NY on 13 September 1978 by Thomas L. Rhea: https://www.drtomrhea.com/ Significant additional printed information and audio examples appear in Electronic Perspectives: Vintage Electronic Musical Instruments (2023) Tom Rhea’s 400 page book with 2 CDs of audio examples: https://www.electronicperspectives.com/ On YouTube:    / @electronicperspectives   Significant audio restoration by Matt Traum: https://www.mattstimemachine.com/ Also appreciated are Kim Traum’s skills as a German speaker, who cleared up some questions regarding proper names and company relationships that Harald Bode mentioned in this interview (July 2025), thanks Kim! Gracious thanks to Peter Donhauser, author of Elektrische Klangmaschinen: Die Pionierzeit in Deutschland and Österreich, and Musikmachinen: Die Geschichte der Elektromusik for guidance during many years regarding developments in German-speaking countries. He served as Curator and then Director at the Vienna Museum of Technology for many years. This interview and a shorter one on 14 September 1978 were part of my research in anticipation of publication of three articles on Harald Bode’s instruments that appeared as part of my monthly “Electronic Perspectives” (1977-1981) columns in Keyboard magazine–for December 1979, January 1980, and February 1980. All 52 of those columns appear in the book (2023) mentioned above.