Moog Voltage Controlled Oscillator

Object Details

Description

This synthesizer component was made by R.A. Moog Company in Trumansburg, New York in 1967. It is a voltage controlled oscillator model 901, serial no. 1017. There are potentiometers for frequency control voltage, frequency range, width of pulse waveform. sine, sawtooth, triangular, and pulse. There are jacks for 3 control inputs, 4 fived level inputs, 1 sine, 1 sawtooth, 1 triangular, and 1 pulse.

This voltage controlled oscillator is part of a set of Moog components:

electronic keyboard, model 950 (cat. #1987.0123.04)
linear ribbon controller, model 955, serial no. 1010 (cat. #1987.0123.05)

(components in the right side unit):

fixed filter bank , model 907, serial no. 1008 (cat. #1987.0123.06)
voltage controlled amplifier, model 902, serial no. 1038 (cat. #1987.0123.19)
voltage controlled amplifier, model 902, serial no. 1115 (cat. #1987.0123.20)
envelope generator, model 911, serial no. 1037 (cat. #1987.0123.21)
envelope generator, model 911, serial no. 1036 (cat. #1987.0123.22)
white sound source, model 903, serial no. 1014 (cat. #1987.0123.07)
envelope follower, model 912, serial no. 1058 (cat. #1987.0123.08)
four channel mixer, model 984, serial no. 1006 (cat. #1987.0123.09)
electrical supply panel, model 910, serial no. 1016 (cat. #1987.0123.10)

(components in the left side unit):

voltage controlled high pass filter, model 904-B, serial no. 1017 (cat. #1987.0123.14)
coupler, model 904-C, serial no. 1013 (cat. #1987.0123.15)
voltage controlled low pass filter, model 904-A, serial no. 1019 (cat. #1987.0123.13)
reverberation unit, model 1009, serial no. 1009 (cat. #1987.0123.12)
voltage controlled oscillator, model 901, serial no. 1017 (cat. #1987.0123.16)
output stage, model 901-C, serial no. 1005 (cat. #1987.0123.17)
oscillator controller, model 901-A, serial no. 1017 (cat. #1987.0123.11)
oscillator, model 901-B, serial no. 1052 (cat. #1987.0123.25)
oscillator, model 901-B, serial no. 1053 (cat. #1987.0123.24)
oscillator, model 901-B, serial no. 1054 (cat. #1987.0123.23)
major control panel (cat. #1987.0123.18)

This Moog was previously owned and used by German-American composer Gershon Kingsley, who made several commercial recordings on the instrument. He composed the 1969 hit “Popcorn” on this Moog. Kingsley also played this instrument in several concerts in the United States and Europe.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Ronald L. Clairmont

1967

ID Number

1987.0123.16

accession number

1987.0123

catalog number

1987.0123.16

model number

901

serial number

1017

Object Name

synthesizer component

Measurements

overall: 24 7/8 in x 18 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in; 63.1825 cm x 46.99 cm x 26.67 cm

place made

United States: New York, Trumansburg

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Record ID

nmah_609212

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