what year was this bulletin released? -look at those prices!

[timmy]

SYNTHESIZER BARGAINS

As you probably know, Moog Electronics is helping sell the existing Norlin
merchandise such as Memorymoog Plus, Source, Rogue, etc.

Regardless of whom you buy from there has NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO BUY!

We know more about these products than anyone else and we will keep you in touch
with the latest prices, updates, modifications, service information and features.
And all items, new or reconditioned, are covered by the Norlin standard one year
warranty.

Call now to arrange the best possible eye-popping bargains. You can’t beat these
deals with a stick!

WHILE THEY LAST

NEW MEMORYMOOG PLUS . . . . . $1195.
‘Includes MIDI interface and Poly/Mono Sequencer.’
NEW OWNER’S MANUAL . . $ 25.
w/MIDI IMPLEWENTATION METHODS
FACTORY RECONDITIONED MEMORYMOOG PLUS . . 995.*
NEW FLIGHT CASE . . . . . . 99.

TAURUS II CONTROLLER . . . $ 320.
‘18-note monophonic interface.’
NEW FLIGHT CASE

TAURUS III . . . . . . . . $ 349.*
A Controller and Rogue combination.

SOURCE . . . . . . . . . . $ 199.*
‘16 preset monophonic with two 88 note sequences.’

ROGUE . . . . . . . . . . . $ 99.*
‘Two oscillators, noise, sync, S & H and autotrigger.’

POLYMOOG SYNTH . . . . . . $ 799.*
‘Total polyphony, eight presets x four outputs, dynamic keyboard with less.’

MINIMOOG . . . . . . . . . $ 799.*
‘The classic with traditional fat Moog sound.’

BLACK LIBERATION . . . . . $ 199.*
‘The synthesizer with the electrifying personality.’

*Factory reconditioned.

Moog Sales & Service

[Just_Me]

I’ll take a Liberation and a Taurus Please!

Actually, those are the sort of prices I remember paying for these machines in the late 70’s and very early 80’s. They got cheaper until about 8 years ago.

[Voltor07]

Hold the friggin’ phone. The Taurus III was already in existance?! That means, technically, the NEW Taurus should be the Taurus IV! I find it interesting that the OLD Taurus III used a Rogue for a brain, and you basically got it for twenty bucks when you bought the Taurus II controller.

I’d be glad to take two of them $799 Polymoogs…one to keep the other running, of course.

[Brian_G]

The Taurus II was always sold with the same “brain” as the Rogue, to the best of my knowledge I don’t think they sold the pedals separate.

Keep in mind this is a Liquidation sale from the mid 80’s(86 or 87 I think) , I’m sure the Taurus III is a typo .

[MC1]

Taurus III is a typo, and yes they did sell the pedals separately. I’ve got a set and the official model was Moog Taurus II Controller (sans synth engine).

I can tell you that list is 1983 or 1984 (Moog was “Moog Electronics” then, no longer “Moog Music”) because I purchased my Memorymoog from the factory for $1000 in 1985 and the Sources, Minimoog, the good stuff was gone by then. They completely stopped all music related manufacture by then (I was there). By 1986 Norlin dropped the Moog Electronics completely, sold to EJE Electronics. The only music related product released during the EJE days was a small guitar amp.

[Voltor07]

@MC

Taurus III is a typo, and yes they did sell the pedals separately. I’ve got a set and the official model was Moog Taurus II Controller (sans synth engine).

I can tell you that list is 1983 or 1984 (Moog was “Moog Electronics” then, no longer “Moog Music”) because I purchased my Memorymoog from the factory for $1000 in 1985 and the Sources, Minimoog, the good stuff was gone by then. They completely stopped all music related manufacture by then (I was there). By 1986 Norlin dropped the Moog Electronics completely, sold to EJE Electronics. The only music related product released during the EJE days was a small guitar amp.

Fascinating. So what became of the Norlin name? Was this the same period of time Mike Bucki bought all the Moog leftovers?

[MC1]

Norlin no longer exists as a corporate entity, dissolved in the 1990s.

My guess is Bucki acquired the leftovers during the Norlin/EJE transition, they disposed of a lot of stuff then. A lot of stuff was saved by Roger Luther too.

[Voltor07]

@MC

Norlin no longer exists as a corporate entity, dissolved in the 1990s.

My guess is Bucki acquired the leftovers during the Norlin/EJE transition, they disposed of a lot of stuff then. A lot of stuff was saved by Roger Luther too.

Cool, thanks for the info, MC.

[ColorForm2113]

Something seems fishy… do these all work properly? I would take a $99 rogue as long as im not going to have to put $800 into it

[timmy]

please note - this is a bulletin from sometime in the 80s people. no longer valid. i was curious about the exact timeframe.

[Analog1]

That looks like it is from an amazing era of when I was maybe 1…why couldn’t my parents have bought some of those beautiful instruments?

[Voltor07]

@psmoog

That looks like it is from an amazing era of when I was maybe 1…why couldn’t my parents have bought some of those beautiful instruments?

I was 4 in '86…my dad was too busy adding a modem and 8 inch floppy drive to the Apple IIe, and had bought a video camera and VCR three years before. The VCR/video camera money could have bought two reconditioned MM+'s, two flight cases, and a Liberation! Kinda pisses me off, if you want the truth.