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The Bob Moog Foundation Announces Summer Raffle for Vintage Memorymoog Plus and Moog Muse Synthesizers

September 9

The Bob Moog Foundation has announced its latest fundraising raffle for a vintage Memorymoog Plus synthesizer and a brand new Moog Muse synthesizer. The Memorymoog Plus, serial number 3067, will be awarded to the first p

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