1953 | RAMCO | Moog | Flushing | Design first Moog Theremin. |
1954 | R.A.Moog Co. | Moog | Flushing | Produce vacuum tube Theremins and Theremin kits. Article: "The Theremin" in "Radio & Television News". |
1961 | R.A.Moog Co. | Moog | Ithaca | Produce transistorized Theremins and Theremin kits. Article: "A Transistorized Theremin" in January "Electronics World". |
1963 | Trumansburg | Move to Trumansburg, NY. Meet Herb Deutsch and plan subsequent meetings. | ||
1964 | Invite Deutsch to work together in Trumansburg. Collaborate with Deutsch on development of synthesizer. Produce first synthesizer. Article: "Voltage Controlled Electronic Music Modules" for AES. | |||
1965 | Produce synthesizer modules and customized modular systems. Composers gather for summer workshop and concert at the factory. | |||
1967 | Begin quarterly publication of "Electronic Music Review". Establish Modular System models 1, 2, 3. Produce Demo Record: "Moog 900 Series Electronic Music Systems". | |||
1968 | R.A.Moog Inc. | Moog | Trumansburg | Re-define Modular System models 1, 2, 3. Carlos' "Switched on Bach" released. |
1969 | Modular system sales peak. Begin development of performance synthesizer (Minimoog). Deutsch concert: "Jazz in the Garden". | |||
1970 | Produce Minimoog A,B,C prototypes. Release Minimoog model "D". VanKoevering establishes market. | |||
1971 | Moog Musonics | Waytena | Williamsville | Sale of company, move to Williamsville in November. Last Minimoog shipped from Trumansburg serial number 1210. |
1972 | Moog Music Inc. | Waytena | Williamsville | Release Sonic 6, Satellite, Modular system "12", "921" Oscillators. VanKoevering joins company as VP Marketing. |
1973 | Dave Luce joins company and begins development of polyphonic synthesizer. | |||
1974 | Release Micromoog. | |||
1975 |
Moog Music Div of Norlin |
Norlin | Williamsville | Sale of company. Minimoog production stops at s/n 6920. Release Taurus and Polymoog. |
1976 | Cheektowaga | Move to Cheektowaga, Walden Ave. | ||
1977 | Bob Moog leaves the company. Re-start Minimoog production. | |||
1978 | Release Multimoog, Polymoog Keyboard, Vocoder. | |||
1979- 1980 |
Release Liberation, Opus 3, Prodigy, Rogue, Taurus II. Produce Gibson, SG, Cordovox, Maestro lines. Design and produce Lab Series amplifiers. | |||
1981 | Begin Contract (non-music) Manufacturing. Last Minimoog produced January, s/n 13180. Release The Source and Memorymoog. | |||
1983 | Moog Electronics |
Luce & Chapman |
Cheektowaga | Sale of company to management. Emphasis on Contract Manufacturing. Attempt to enter into telecommunications market with a microprocessor-controlled "feature telephone", initially named "Telesys 3", later "The Operator". Design and manufacture "Song Producer". Develop "SL8" and build prototype. Maintain repair operations for Moog products. Produce the "SSK Concertmate" synthesizer for Tandy Corp (Radio Shack). |
1987 |
Moog Music Div of EJE |
EJE | Cheektowaga | Sale of company. Move to French Road, Cheektowaga, NY. Primary focus contract manufacturing, no proprietary products. Continue service of Moog Music products. |
1991 |
Moog Music Mfg Div of ETG |
ETG | Jamestown | EJE owners form public company:ETG. Moog service work transferred to facility in Jamestown, NY. |
1993 | Sale of company. Moog Music ceases operation. Company assets warehoused, later sold at auction. | |||
2002 |
Moog Music |
Moog | Asheville,NC | Robert Moog obtains rights to the Moog Music name. Producing Theremins in Asheville, NC, he changes his company name from "Big Briar" to "Moog Music" and continues to design and manufacture electronic music instrumentation. |
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