Bob Moog Foundation Announces Raffle For Vintage Minimoog Model D Signed By Peter Gabriel
Each year, the Bob Moog Foundation holds a fundraising raffle to raise funds for the work that it does to preserve Bob Moog’s legacy through the Bob Moog Foundation Archives and Asheville’s Moogseum.
Previous years have seen synths signed by Stevie Wonder, Geddy Lee and Bob himself given away to lucky winners, but this year, the Bob Moog Foundation has announced its fall fundraising raffle, featuring a fully-restored vintage Minimoog Model D, signed by the legendary Peter Gabriel.
The synth in question is serial number 8538, built in Moog’s Music Williamsville factory in the ’70s. Valued at $7,500, the Minimoog has been restored by Kent Spong Restorations, known for working with Hans Zimmer and Vangelis, among others. The synth was generously signed by Gabriel with the inscription: “To the Bob Moog Foundation. Hello. Love, Peter Gabriel, 04-09-2024”.
Tickets for the raffle are $25 each, and funds raised will be used to support the Foundation, and its number of projects, including:
- Bob’s SoundSchool, a ten-week experiential curriculum that teaches elementary school students the science of sound through music and technology;
- The Bob Moog Foundation Archives, a vast collection of over 10,000 historical items ranging from hardware to schematics to vintage photos; and
- The Moogseum, an interactive facility in Asheville, North Carolina that brings Bob Moog’s legacy alive to inspire people of all ages and from all walks of life, and which has recently been affected by Hurricane Helene.
The fall raffle is a particularly important one for the Foundation, as the Moogseum was damaged by Hurricane Helene and is currently closed.
What they shared about the damage:
“We are deeply grateful to have been spared any flooding from Hurricane Helene. The Moogseum sustained minor exterior damage. You can see here that our awning frame was torn off the building. It fell and broke our window. Fortunately we have a heavy duty security film on all of our windows, so even when broken, they are impenetrable and remain intact. We have boarded up the broken side as a cautionary measure until the glass can be replaced. That may be a while considering the immense devastation in our community.
The Moogseum will be closed for the foreseeable future — maybe a week, maybe much more. While electricity has been restored at the Moogseum, we are still without water or cell service. It’s best for us to wait until all infrastructure stabilizes before opening our doors again.
We are grateful to report that our staff’s homes were spared of any flooding. We are all dealing with the lack of power, water, and reliable cell service, and with some fallen trees, but we otherwise are safe. We are all heartbroken about the devastation in our wider Asheville community.”
“The Bob Moog Foundation provides the opportunity for children and adults to explore the science of sound through their educational programs,” Gabriel said in a statement. “I am very happy to support their work by signing this legendary synthesizer.”
Peter Gabriel co-founded the band Genesis with a group of friends from school and has been making music ever since. He recorded seven albums with Genesis, left the band in 1975 and went on to release many solo albums and film scores. His latest album ‘i/o’ reached number 1 in the UK album charts.
Gabriel has received several Grammy, BRIT and MTV awards (nine from MTV alone for the Sledgehammer video), an Oscar nomination, a Golden Globe nomination, the Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and various lifetime achievement awards including an Ivor Novello Fellowship, Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clef Award, BMI Icon Award, BT’s Digital Music Pioneer Award, and The Polar Music Prize. He has twice been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
“The Bob Moog Foundation is deeply honored to have Peter Gabriel supporting our work through this phenomenal raffle,” noted Michelle Moog-Koussa, Executive Director of the Bob Moog Foundation. “We are grateful to him for shining a light on our important work, and for lending his name to help raise the funding that makes our work possible.”
The raffle runs from October 7, 2024, at 7 am (EST) to October 28, 2024 at 11:59 pm (EST). Tickets are available for $25 each, five for $100, 12 for $200 or 35 for $500. The raffle is open internationally.