InMusic donation expands Bob Moog Foundation Archives 4,489 items

The Bob Moog Foundation Archives expansion after inMusic donation added 4,489 items to the collection. The donation expanded the collection with 500 schematics, 700 letters, vintage synthesizers, publications, personal effects from Dr. Bob, and prototype models. With this gift, the total collection now numbers over 15,000 pieces.

Specific items included in the addition are R.A. Moog Co. Model 201 and Model 351 theremins from 1954, the Rensitron, Herb Deutsch’s 1961 Melodia theremin, a 1971 Minimoog, the Troubadour theremin from 1962, two Moog modular synthesizers from 1967, a Musonics Minimoog, Gary Wright’s Moog Liberation keytar, the Polymoog Apollo prototype, the first Minimoog Voyager ever sold, and a Voyager Test Unit, along with an Ethervox prototype and a notebook cover.

inMusic has donated items previously, including the 2002 Technical Grammy and a woodworking lathe Bob Moog used with his father.

inMusic donated 4,489 items to the Bob Moog Foundation Archives. The donation expanded the collection with 500 schematics, 700 letters, vintage synthesizers, publications, personal effects from Dr. Bob, and prototype models. Specific items included 1954 R.A. Moog Co. Model 201 and Model 351 theremins, the Rensitron, and Herb Deutsch’s 1961 Melodia theremin.

The donation included R.A. Moog Co. Model 201 and Model 351 theremins from 1954. It also included the Rensitron. Herb Deutsch’s Melodia theremin (1961) and the Troubadour theremin (1962) were included. The Ethervox prototype and a notebook cover were among the items mentioned.

The donation included a Minimoog from 1971 and a Musonics Minimoog. Two Moog modular synthesizers from 1967 were included. The collection received Gary Wright’s Moog Liberation keytar and a Polymoog Apollo prototype. The first Minimoog Voyager ever sold and a Voyager Test Unit were featured in the collection.

“It’s quite an extraordinary donation and places the Bob Moog Foundation Archives solidly amongst world-class archives,” Michelle Moog-Koussa, Executive Director, tells CDM.

“It’s an embarrassment of riches,” Michelle Moog-Koussa, Executive Director, tells CDM.

Both quotations above are presented here verbatim as they were reported. Both quotations are attributed to Michelle Moog-Koussa, Executive Director of the Bob Moog Foundation.

Named people referenced in the article include Dr. Bob Moog, Wendy Carlos, Herb Deutsch, Felix Visser, Lydia Kavina, Michelle Moog-Koussa, and Eddie Harris. Other individuals referenced through specific items or attributions include Gary Wright.

Organizations and institutions named in the source material include inMusic, the Bob Moog Foundation, and Cornell University Library.

An Eddie Harris page at Cornell University Library and an online exhibition related to Eddie Harris are referenced in the source material.

Bob Moog Foundation Archives expansion after inMusic gift

The inMusic donation significantly enlarges the Bob Moog Foundation Archives with thousands of items including vintage synthesizers, theremins, prototypes, schematics, letters, and personal effects that document Moog history and electronic music heritage.

The available sources do not provide additional factual information about the broader institutional or cultural significance of the Bob Moog Foundation Archives expansion after inMusic donation beyond the counts, item descriptions, and attributions included in the provided material. The source material includes quoted evaluative statements from the Bob Moog Foundation’s Executive Director and a list of previously donated items, but it does not include external analyses, third-party assessments, visitor or exhibition data, or formal valuations. No further information about subsequent access, cataloguing plans, conservation measures, or future exhibitions related to the donated material appears in the available material. The available sources do not provide this information.