via this auction"Moog MINIMOOG MODEL D Synthesizer. Serial # 9504 (1977). Comes with original Moog ("Forge" by Anvil) case... I'm the second owner and from what I understand in 1977 this synth went to (or was used by?) a start-up called Sequential Circuits Co. (in a Sunnyvale, California garage, before they became SCI and moved to San Jose) where Dave Smith and John Bowden [Bowen] were working on a Minimoog, Arp 2600 memory programmer called the Model 700 - this later became the patch memory for the famous Prophet 5 synth. At that time Sequential Circuits would do a mod that allowed all three oscillators to be accessed by the Model 700 involving extra input jacks. This Mini received that mod and has since been returned to original, but the 3 extra jacks remain...they are very clean and are marked "Key", "2" and "3" (see pics). I have another Minimoog that has this same mod that I use with an early Model 700 and it's really an amazing set-up if you can find one...they do turn up on Ebay sometimes.
The Anvil case is in good shape with some scuffs and scratches. The foam is holding up but is getting old and will need to be replaced in the coming years."
I have that exact same case with the exact same sticker on it! ( I think there's even a photo of my sticker on an old Matrixsynth post somewhere.) I've never seen another one of those cases anywhere.
ReplyDeleteI have to say I never really loved those unpadded handles, though. That sucker was heavy.
That case was the "cheap" option. I had very little money left over when I got my Mini in 1979 (or maybe 1980), and the good cases with the standard locking latches and the heavier wood panels just cost too much for me to spend. My case looks a little more beat up than this one, but it's still in decent shape and can still protect my Minimoog. When I ordered it, though, they didn't tell me about the straps being used instead of the regular hardware so I was a little bummed when it arrived. The straps work, though, and it's somewhat of a unique type of roadcase because the whole top comes off, sort of like a shoebox. They must've saved millions on hinge and latch costs with that design.
Found the sticker post, from three years ago.
ReplyDeletehttp://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/2007/09/moog-inspection-tags.html
There's also a few photos of the case (and my Minimoog inside it). And I suppose I got it in 1980 as that's the date on the inspection tag.