"The Minimoog Model D Operation Manual and Addendum," 1974
THF259037 / "The Minimoog Model D Operation Manual and Addendum," 1974 / front cover
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Artifact Overview
The Minimoog Model D is a monophonic synthesizer that was manufactured from 1970-1981 by the R.A. Moog Company. It was the first synthesizer to be sold in retail music stores, and with approximately 12,000 total being sold in the model's lifetime, it was also the first synthesizer to be sold in such quantities as to be considered a "classic."
Artifact Details
Artifact
Manual (Instructional material)
Date Made
1974
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Written by Thomas Rhea, PhD., and distributed by Norlin Music, Inc. Lincolnwood, Illinois.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2014.45.1.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 8.75 in
Inscriptions
front:
The / minimoog / MODEL D / OPERATION MANUAL / by Thomas L. Rhea, PhD. / moog / MUSIC INC. / the first sound in synthesizers
handwritten on front in ink:
1st Alistair [...]mont / 2nd Jimmy Blue
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The Minimoog Model D is a monophonic synthesizer that was manufactured from 1970-1981 by the R.A. Moog Company. It was the first synthesizer to be sold in retail music stores, and with approximately 12,000 total being sold in the model's lifetime, it was also the first synthesizer to be sold in such quantities as to be considered a "classic."
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