Saturday, February 7, 2009

My Minimoog Gets Published

I recently learned that my Minimoog appeared in Keyboard magazine, in a section that describes the custom synth cases built by Stephen Jones at Synthwood. The article has apparently been drawing wide interest in Mr. Jones' work, and I'd say it's well-deserved; his custom synth cases are things of beauty, and they make vintage equipment look better than new.

If you've found your way here from my Flickr page, I have blog posts that cover several aspects of my Minimoog restoration, including replacing the keyboard bushings, installing LED backlit mod and pitch wheels, and the cocobolo synthwood case. Here are links to all of the Minimoog posts:

Part 1: Intro
Part 2:
Removing Spray Paint From the Rear Panel
Part 3:
Replacing a Broken Power Cord
Part 4:
Backlit Mod & Pitch Wheels
Part 5:
Replacing Keyboard Bushings
Part 6:
Cleaning the Keyboard Buss Bars (Fixing Bad Notes)
Part 7:
Synthwood Custom Case

Here is the picture of my synth, as it appears in the January issue of Keyboard. Clicking on the image will take you to a PDF of the full article.