Robert Moog's Prototype Synthesizer, 1964-1965
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Artifact Overview
This prototype synthesizer--a collaboration between engineer Robert Moog and composer Herbert Deutsch--is a musical icon. Synthesizers create unique electronically produced sounds. Moog's solid-state synthesizer was musically superior and much more portable than earlier vacuum-tube-based systems. In 1968, the album Switched-On Bach introduced the Moog synthesizer to a wider audience. Synthesizers quickly became a mainstay of popular music.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Synthesizer
Date Made
1964-1965
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.68.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Wood (Plant Material)
Color
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in (keyboard)
Width: 36.75 in (keyboard)
Length: 21 in (keyboard)
Height: 19 in (generator / amp)
Width: 10 in (generator / amp)
Length: 7 in (generator / amp)
Height: 19 in (power supply)
Width: 10.125 in (power supply)
Length: 10 in (power supply)
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