THE EMEAPP MINIMOOG COLLECTION
THE MINIMOOG SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED THE WORLD OF LIVE PERFORMANCE SYNTHS IN BOTH FORM FACTOR AND FEATURES. ITS SOUNDS CAN BE HEARD AROUND THE RADIO DIAL AND THE GLOBE, BRINGING HUGE BASS TONES AND RIPPING LEAD SOUNDS TO THE WORLD. STEP INTO OUR COLLECTION OF THESE STUNNING GEMS.
EMEAPP is quite fond of the Minimoog, with good reason.
Since our inception, it has been our mission to detail the history and electronic makeup of this innovative performance machine. Manufacturing of the original Minimoog spans more than a decade, with a reissue and Eurorack version in recent history. But, our focus is on the OG, from 1969 through 1981 when production ceased.
Here is the current livery of Minimoogs in our collection, from which we harvest electronic and revision information. Some of them were ridden hard an put away wet and paid the price for being on the road, others are clean and pristine. In any case, each unit is subtly unique.
We also have the prototypes to this impactful instrument, Models A, B, C and D. We encourage you to check out our exhibit of these four game-changing machines.
David Van Koevering was the marketing and sales mind behind the Minimoog and many other items in the Moog range. This was Van Koevering's actual demo unit, test-driven by dozens of major artists, this unit was responsible for quite a few Minimoog sales. Manufactured by R.A. Moog, SN 10XX, it has clear wheels with red momentary buttons for glide and decay and an etched metal faceplate.
Keith Emerson had this Minimoog customized to meet his stage requirements. The keyboard section is that of a standard Minimoog, but the electronics section has been built into a plywood cabinet for remote use. The modulation wheel panel has 2 red LEDs and a small toggle switch linked to a ribbon cable. This unit was built by Moog Music Inc., it has smooth white wheels and a vinyl faceplate.
Moog Music Inc., smooth white wheels, vinyl faceplate, first Minimoog purchased by Yes, signed on the top panel by Steve Howe to EMEAPP.
The first Minimoog purchased for this collection was built by Moog Music Inc., SN 97XX, it has a vinyl faceplate and a Moog ribbon controller retrofit in the left-hand cheek.
This is an early Moog Music Inc. unit, SN 14XX with clear wheels and an etched metal faceplate.
A part of Montreux's Mountain Studios (David Bowie, Yes, ELP) keyboard selection, this unit was built by Moog Music Inc. Serial number T22XX, it has smooth white wheels, fine-tune pots on the global tune and oscillators 2 and 3, hold toggle button, dual input jacks on the front face and LED faceplate indicators.
Rare Minimoog Model 204E made by Welsh company Moog Music Limited. Only five or six units were created. The Model 204E introduces several enhancements over the Model D, namely independent PWM for OSC 1 and 2, MIDI implementation and octave transpose button and multiple envelope triggering (as opposed to the original single triggering) - all of which greatly expand the sonic possibilities of the Mini.
Moog Music Inc., SN 132XX, with plaque that reads “SPECIAL EDITION: SERIAL NUMBER 16 OF THE FINAL 25 MINIMOOGS BUILT BY MOOG MUSIC.”. This unit used to belong to David Van Koevering, it has backlit clear wheels and a vinyl faceplate. During servicing, we found mud wasp nests inside.
R.A. Moog, serial number 10XX, with clear wheels w/red momentary buttons for glide and decay, etched metal faceplate, 220 Euro voltage, a makeshift wood panel on the right side (missing from photo).
Bernie Worrell played the keys for many bands including Talking Heads and Parliament-Funkadelic. His Minimoog was created by Moog Music Inc. and is equipped with white ridged wheels, MIDI in/out modification, loudness and filter toggle switch modifications.
Formerly a part of the Audities Foundation collection, this R. A. Moog unit has clear wheels with red momentary buttons for glide and decay and an etched metal faceplate.
This is a 2016 Reissue Minimoog built by Moog Music.
Equipped with an etched metal faceplate and clear wheels, this unit was built by MuSonics in the transitional period between R.A Moog and Moog Music.
Story by Drew Raison, Executive Director of the Electronic Music Education and Preservation Project (EMEAPP), located outside of Philadelphia, PA.
