For Moog Taurus I owners
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:23 pm
I just came here to mention a very limited offering for Moog Taurus I owners.
First, a little background...
The Moog T1 pedals are great units, but suffer from one huge weak spot- the pedalboard contacts.
The pedalboard is the same as a home organ of that era (Lowery, etc) and not up to the rigors of the road.
The stock contact boards often crack since the boards are made of phenolic, a brittle material.
The original silver plated contacts also tarnish over even a short time.
This causes lost notes or even all pedals (located below a bad contact) to stay silent.
I've designed a replacement contact board that directly replaces the stock contact board.
The new switches used are 1 million cycle switches and sealed from dust.
The new boards are *thick* glass epoxy types with full solder mask and seal.
The connectors and pins (new, of course) are the same type that mate with a stock T1.
The board simply plugs in and replaces the original board.
No soldering. Just a screwdriver or two to do the whole job.
The original contact board can be stored away.
Cool things...
These boards won't break, crack or absorb moisture like the originals.
The contacts do not require any cleaning.
If a switch were to break (not likely), replacements are still available.
(1 million cycles is equivalent to tapping one note per beat at 120 BPM for over 19 weeks straight.)
No change is made to the sound or playability of the Moog.
I have already installed prototype boards in several T1s over the past two years.
None have failed or required any cleaning whatsoever.
One of these T1's is even toured and experienced zero problems.
Hopefully these will help some Moog T1 pedals to play again.
Price is $229 ea USD. Warranty is for 5 years.
Quantities are very limited.
Write me at [email protected] if interested.
....and this time, I didn't hurt my back!
First, a little background...
The Moog T1 pedals are great units, but suffer from one huge weak spot- the pedalboard contacts.
The pedalboard is the same as a home organ of that era (Lowery, etc) and not up to the rigors of the road.
The stock contact boards often crack since the boards are made of phenolic, a brittle material.
The original silver plated contacts also tarnish over even a short time.
This causes lost notes or even all pedals (located below a bad contact) to stay silent.
I've designed a replacement contact board that directly replaces the stock contact board.
The new switches used are 1 million cycle switches and sealed from dust.
The new boards are *thick* glass epoxy types with full solder mask and seal.
The connectors and pins (new, of course) are the same type that mate with a stock T1.
The board simply plugs in and replaces the original board.
No soldering. Just a screwdriver or two to do the whole job.
The original contact board can be stored away.
Cool things...
These boards won't break, crack or absorb moisture like the originals.
The contacts do not require any cleaning.
If a switch were to break (not likely), replacements are still available.
(1 million cycles is equivalent to tapping one note per beat at 120 BPM for over 19 weeks straight.)
No change is made to the sound or playability of the Moog.
I have already installed prototype boards in several T1s over the past two years.
None have failed or required any cleaning whatsoever.
One of these T1's is even toured and experienced zero problems.
Hopefully these will help some Moog T1 pedals to play again.
Price is $229 ea USD. Warranty is for 5 years.
Quantities are very limited.
Write me at [email protected] if interested.
....and this time, I didn't hurt my back!