Seriously..what IS that?
waiting for mine… to share the floor with my Model 1s.
At 45 lbs., I doubt its a carry handle. Most likely its a foot guard to keep you from mashing the lone knob & LCD display.
The Taurus doubles as a theremin - that’s the antenna.
ou hook jumper cables to it, the other end attatches to your soul.
Hey, did anyone notice that the Taurus is lacking cojones?
coming from the guitar and bass world rather the synthie world, it is definitely a foot guard for knob and display.
I think it’s dual purpose - yes as a protector for the pot, but it’s also tall enough, wide enough and thick enough to get four fingers firmly underneath so it could be used as a handle too. Probably in combination with the lipped area on the top rear of the panel for lifting. Otherwise some people will try to lift it by the vol and mod wheels.
That’s my guess.
The bar is only to protect the VALUE encoder pot, nothing more. Do not - under any circumstances - use it as a handle. It’s not intended to support the weight of the T3.
That would also be a bad idea, as would attempting to lift the instrument by the footpedals (never do that!). Your best bet is to firmly grasp the sides of the instrument, bend your knees (saving your back) and lift.
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Best bet is to get a roadie to do that for you 
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The wooden end cheeks are asking to be firmly grabbed surely? Less chance of getting mucky hand prints on that nice panel too. i can’t believe people are talking about it being a handle, it obviously just follows this (common) model:
http://line6.com/podxtlive/photogallery.html
Well, of course…
I suppose you could grasp those end cheeks any way you like! 
-G
Greg,
Are you writing the manual this time around?
Eric
I am.
For the record, the cautions about not using the bar as a handle and not lifting the instrument by the footpedals come from Steve Dunnington at Moog.
Sage advice to prevent damaging a marvelous instrument!
What other Moog manuals have you written? All of the Moog manuals I’ve read have been excellent.
Do you know what? My favorite part of the Freq Box manual is the story from Steve Dunnington about how the Freqbox came to be.
Id really love to see more stories about Bob, it would make a fascinating addition to the webpage. 
I spend lots of time reading and rereading the manuals and theres still lots I have to lern from them.
Eric
Thanks!
I’ve had the privilege of writing a number of Moog User Manuals in the last 5 years or so. This includes the three LP manuals (Tribute, Stage & Stage II), the MP-201 Multi-Pedal manual, the Voyager/RME combo manual, the Old School User Manual and OS Patch Book, and various addendums and firmware update docs.
The Moog folks are a great bunch to work with!
-G
Great to know this Greg…
I’ve had the privilege that they used my edited version of the MP-201 v2 Addendum…i was very very honored for this… 
Ha! Well I guess I won’t try lifting the little bar. Thanks for the info Greg.
And Greg, since you’re doing the manual, can the Arpeggiator be armed/latched entirely from foot control, or do you need to press the on/off and latch buttons by hand? Also, is Latch On stored as part of the preset?
Thanks.
The Arp can be turned ON/OFF or Latched under foot control. Notice the footswitch labeled ‘Transpose/PGM’? In addition to functioning as a Transpose control, that switch can be programmed to toggle the Arpeggiator ON/OFF or the Arp Latch ON/OFF, and the setting is stored as part of the preset.
That switch has couple of other functions, but you’ll have to wait and read about it all in the manual.
Your patience will be rewarded!
Can we get a PDF of the manual before deliver? Can we? Huh? Can we?
Hi,
and first of all a big fat THANKS to everyone @ MOOG for bringing back the bottom end!
After having seen the T3 pics, I must say that after some time of “getting used to” I like the overall design. Simply TODAY´s version of my beloved T1…
The only thing I could never come to terms with is that cheapish-looking chrome bar. REALLY out-of-place, just as if somebody hastily put it there in a “last minute” action, after having forgotten to come up with a proper solution at an earlier design stage.
Just imagine how cool the unit would look without it!
It´s a mixed blessing anyway:
I understand it´s there to protect the pot - but at the expense of somebody abusing it as some makeshift carrying handle, in spite of warning notes in the manual (who really reads them after all?).
I would have chosen a push/pull ( or push/push?) pot solution, with the knob sitting flush with the pannel surface when not in use. This type of pot is commonly being used on studio gear, hifi equipment… and yes: on synths as well!
Just my 2 cents 
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Kind regards from Heidelberg/Germany,
Karsten