"The Minimoog Model D Operation Manual and Addendum," 1974

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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

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