From roberts@pharm.som.sunysb.edu Fri Feb 9 09:27:14 1996 9 Feb 96 12:27:08 +0500 From: "Roy Roberts" Organization: Pharmacology, SUNY Stony Brook Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 12:26:33 EST Subject: (Fwd) Re: taurus pedals Priority: normal ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: atomic@netcom.com (Mike Metlay ++ Atomic City) Subject: Re: taurus pedals Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 23:06:37 -0800 (PST) Kevin writes-- > >>Can anyone tell me what the difference is between a Moog Taurus and a >>Moog Taurus II pedal. Also, what is the approximate market value of >>these items. > >The Taurus II's are a two piece affair. The pedals went on the floor and >via what is basically a mic stand, the head sats up above. They were the >"later" model, but were made in that very plastic period of Moog, which >turned out the Rogue and the Liberation. The guts of the Taurus II are identical to the Rogue, except that the VCOs went an octave lower. The Taurus III was actually a Rogue on a mic stand with a pedalboard, so you could play it by hand and foot. >The Taurus I's sit on the floor, are sturdier units and are the more >desired of the two in my opinion. The key contacts can have some problems >though. (hint: good bass strings do work as replacements!) It also sounded a lot better, IMO. It hit a lot harder. mike -- mike metlay * atomic city | = atomic@netcom.com = | info line: 1-800-924-atom | and she's a master of return hitting cd orders--> po box 81175 | giving rhythm to her posts pittsburgh, pa 15217-0675 | so you read her and think hey it sounds good or via the worldwide web: | and wish her posts had a soundtrack too http://pd.net/atomic-city | or phone _lofty pursuits_ | (f. ercolessi) toll free: 1-800-548-6724 |