Minimoog D Woodwork

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Hi all,

I’ve been the happy owner of a vintage Minimoog D #4589 for over 5 years now. I’m considering getting a brand new wooden case, and tried to contact Wes Taggert to no avail so far. I used both of his addresses (@suite224.net and @analogics.org) but got no response from him. Is he out of business? If so, where can I order an empty Minimoog wood cabinet and have it shipped to Europe?

Thank you all in advance for your help.

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I would try Ross Lamond if I were you ! http://www.lamonddesign.co.uk
I’m sure he can build a beautiful case for you.

Good luck !

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Why don’t you take the old cabinet to a local wood working company? It might be better in terms of the price you have to pay. For the international shipping you will have to pay some money.

I am a carpenter, and I did my new minimoog housing on my last days during my apprenticeship. This was december 1985.

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I know it can be tempting, and I almost did it a couple times to my mini and clavinet, but in the end I decided the old kinda beat up wood is crucial to the look and the character of the instrument, and whenever I see one with new wood it doesn’t look right. I guess if you have had it for some time you know what you want, but I would advise against it. Can we see a pic of it?

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Wow! Nice woodwork Till.

I’m curious, what are those two knobs (?) in place of the sockets for Glide and Decay foot pedals ?

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These knobs adjust the zero and the range of the Moog liberation ribbon bender I fitted on the left hand side of the housing. So that my thumb moves the left wheel (which is my modwheel) and the middle finger is sitting perfectly on the center of the ribbon bender. The right wheel used to be the pitch wheel. But this was the only other bad thing (the other one was the original housing) when I bought this miniMoog little money in about 1983/84. And I mean real affordable. It cost me about the same money as 25 new LPs.

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…and by LPs you probably mean Long Play records, and not Little Phattys right ? :laughing:

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Yes, I am that old.

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Don’t feel bad, I remember when minimoogs were that cheap too.

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Don’t you worry, I am too, and not regretting it one second ! Because it permitted me to live in that wonderful era of analog bliss, or hiss… :mrgreen:

I still have a few vinyls that were never published in CD form. (for the younger crowd, CDs were plastic discs that contained digital audio of far better quality than MP3…) :mrgreen:

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And much worse quality than 12" vinyl… :stuck_out_tongue:

Stephen




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Absolutely, Stephen ! :smiley:

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George Mattson of Mattson Mini Modular built a brand new case for me from scratch and did an awesome job! :sunglasses: It’s not something he regularly does, that I know of, and he is in the USA but it might not hurt to contact him, he is a great guy and will probably be willing to at least offer suggestions and advice.
http://www.mattsonminimodular.com/

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John,
Did you ever get your minimoog fixed? Last I remember reading you stood it on it’s end and it fell over and wasn’t working.

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Not yet, Eric. Too many irons in the fire . . .and the fire sort of spread out of control! :frowning:

I never did find anything physically wrong, and it “may” have been a coincidence. I hadn’t played it in a long time and maybe something else had gone wrong and I just assumed that the fall did it. It’s been on my mind to get it fixed. I may be forced to sell it to cover bills :cry: but now that I’ve sold the Moog 9504A . . . :cry: :cry: :cry: I want to keep it all the more . . . .

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Wow he did a beautiful job. Beautiful wood selection too! I know bills can be an issue, but try to sell that only as a last resort. It’s the kind of thing that you may not be able to justify buying again in the future and you will always miss it. Especially with that cabinet!

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Hi all.

Thanks for the suggestions. I actually want this job done because the previous owner had the original cabinet replaced with something really poorly designed. Even the dimensions are wrong and I can’t stand seeing it anymore when I play.

So my intention is to actually get as close to original as possible. I agree all wears and tears of those vintage keyboards are part of their identity and I respect that (I would never have my B3 refinished for example…)

I hear Mr Taggart is the real deal for that. He finally kindly responded to my request, sent me 3 samples, and we are about to finalize a deal.

I want to go for a beautiful walnut cabinet. Is it a good choice, historically wise?

Cheers guys.