YouTube Uploaded by davidbarnhart on Mar 11, 2012
"Showing some of the classic analog sounds of an early-era Minimoog synthesizer"
via this auction"Beautiful, fully-working Moog Model D Minimoog. This thing sounds amazing. It contains the much sought-after "old oscillator" boards, considered by many to be beefier than those found in the later Minimoogs. The envelopes are snappy and punchy, the oscillators are thick and luscious, and the filter is 100% genuine Moog. No other compliments or descriptions needed on that last one.
The keyboard mechanism has been freshly serviced and feels brand new. Two common problems happen to classic 70's keyboards (whether Moog, Oberheim, Sequential, Arp, etc). First, the contacts get dirty with dust and years of grime, leading to squirrelly pitch fluctuations, inconsistent notes and generally a very unsatisfying playing experience. Second, small rubber pads inside many of the classics are beginning to dry up, deteriorate and fall apart. The keys develop a loud clapping sound and begin to feel clunky in a cheap way. In extreme cases, the rubber falls out of place and the vertical height of the keys are uneven. Luckily, the keyboard mechanism on this Minimoog has been serviced to avoid both problems. All contacts have been carefully cleaned, and the rubber bushings have all been replaced with new ones. This keyboard plays like it just rolled out of the Moog factory in New York.
The serial on this synth is 4766, and it was built in May, 1974 (see the picture of the assembler/inspector initials inside the case) when Moog was operating out of Williamsville, New York. Moog made three revisions to their oscillator boards over the years. The first version was highly unstable but considered to give the thickest sound. They quickly redesigned and created a much more stable board that wasn't nearly as affected by temperature/humidity. Toward the late 70s, Bob Moog made the final redesign, bringing even more stability to the board. Unfortunately, the general feeling is that this last revision has the least preferable oscillator sound. This synth received the second revision, which is the best compromise between stability while still retaining that monster Minimoog sound."
