# Moog Polymoog
“THIS AUCTION IS FOR THE RARE MOOG POLYMOOG 203A ANALOG POLYPHONIC SYNTHESIZER “THE FIRST OF IT’S KIND” (NOT THE LESS EXPENSIVE “STRIPPED” DOWN MODEL THE MOOG POLYMOOG 280A KEYBOARD) WITH A NEW PROFESSIONAL CUSTOM MADE BLACK AND CHROME HEAVY DUTY FLITE CASE WITH TWO HEAVY DUTY HANDLES & TWO HEAVY DUTY LATCHES TO OPEN & CLOSE THE CASE. FULLY INTACT EXCEPT FOR ONE SLIDER TAB, ONE BOTTOM RIGHT COVER SCREW KNOB, ONE LEFT BACK COVER SCREW & TWO SMALL STRIPS OF PLASTIC WHICH CAME OFF FROM INSIDE THE COVER. (THE SLIDER TAB CAN BE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER SLIDER TAB & THE SCREW KNOB & COVER SCREW CAN BE REPLACED WITH SUITABLE HARDWARE THAT WORKS. THE PLASTIC STRIPS CAN BE RE-SECURED WITH GLUE OR DOUBLE BACK TAPE.) NO LEGS OR FOOT PEDALS COME WITH THE SYNTH. A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL OWNERS MANUAL FOR THE POLYMOOG KEYBOARD WHICH IS SIMILAR, REPAIR MANUAL, PATCH SHEET & 4 FUSES (2 IN THE UNIT & 2 EXTRA) ARE INCLUDED. BASED ON THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THIS POLYMOOG 203A IT WAS NEAR THE END OF THE PRODUCTION OF POLYMOOG 203A’S PROBABLY AROUND 1980. WHICH IS A GOOD THING!!!
THIS IS A GOOD CHOICE OF A POLYMOOG SYNTH TO RESTORE AS VIRTUALLY ALL THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COMPONENTS (EXCEPT FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED) ARE PRESENT AND HAVE NEVER BEEN ALTERED IN ANY WAY. THIS IS A GREAT POLYMOOG SYNTHESIZER FOR A RESTORATION PROJECT AS IT IS IN GREAT PHYISCAL SHAPE. THIS POLYMOOG DOES NOT POWER UP!!! THEREFORE THIS SYNTH IS OBVIOUSLY BEING SOLD “AS IS”. SO YOU WILL HAVE TO REPAIR IT IN ORDER TO USE IT. FIX IT OR USE IT FOR PARTS FOR THE POLYMOOG YOU ALREADY HAVE (PARTS FOR THE POLYMOOG ARE SCARCE AND VERY…VERY… EXPENSIVE AS IT IS GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO FIND OEM PARTS. ALL OF THE EXTERNAL BUTTONS, KEYS, KNOBS, SLIDERS, SWITCHES, TABS, INTERNAL BOARDS, CHIPS, WIRING AND ALL OTHER PARTS ARE PRESENT AS NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THIS UNIT. ALL 71 KEYS ARE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND DO NOT STICK. THE CHASIS OF THE UNIT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AS WELL AS THERE ARE NO CRACKS. JUST A FEW MINOR SCUFFS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SYNTH. THAT’S IT!!! THE UNIT DOES NOT POWER UP!!! THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE THE POWER TRANSFORMER IS NO GOOD AND WILL NEED TO REPLACED. I HAVE SEEN THEM GO FOR FROM $50 to $100. The part numbers for the power transformer are as follows:
The Prior Moog Part # was 43-160
The Most Recent Moog Part # is 954-041170-001
Another possible cause may be a faulty power supply circuit board. This is even more of a common problem with Polymoog’s from what I understand.” Link