After a long multi-step restoration process, I finally have this beauty back in my possession.
This vintage
@moogsynthesizers mini came to me in pretty rough shape.
@synthpro worked his mechanical restoration magic on the synth then installed everything into this gorgeous curly maple cabinet made by the great Wes Taggart. He also installed a brand new (metal) front panel overlay.
Then, the mega-talented
@synthtailor did some local post-shipment tuneups and installed a Kenton midi retrofit.
Upon realizing that the Kenton kit wasn’t the best/most complete option, the unit was shipped to Germany where the legendary
@rudi.linhard (inventor of the LAMM memorymoog upgrade) installed his custom midi kit. From linntronics.de:
“The Lintronics MIDI Converter (“LMC”) is a feature-rich, high-performance MIDI interface that is designed specifically to place the expressive potential of the Minimoog and certain other monophonic analog synthesizers under MIDI control. Designed by Rudi Linhard (who also designed the Lintronics Advanced Memorymoog Modification), the LMC uses state-of-the-art digital circuitry and software. It includes an internal Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO), which can be used in addition to, or in place of the host synth’s LFO. Pitch, pitch bend, filter cutoff, loudness, modulation amount, and the internal LFO’s (Low Frequency Oscillator) rate and depth, all may be controlled through MIDI in real time and with high resolution. In addition, the Glide and Decay functions may be turned on and off through MIDI. A wide range of controller assignments, keyboard modes, and similar options are accessed through MIDI Program Change commands. And the LMC includes a programmable wide range multiwaveform LFO which can be used in addition to or in place of the host synth’s LFO.”
Thanks to all who were involved!
