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===Theremins and R.A. Moog Co.=== In 1953, Moog produced his own theremin design, and in the following year, he published an article on the theremin in ''Radio and Television News''. That same year, he founded [[RA Moog Co|R.A. Moog Co.]], building theremins and theremin kits in his parents' home and selling them via [[mail order]]. In 1956, Moog and his father visited [[Raymond Scott]]'s Manhattan Research facility, and Scott purchased a Moog Model 305 theremin. Scott rewired the Moog theremin to be controlled by a keyboard, dubbing his creation the [[Clavivox]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite book|last=Glinsky |first=Albert |title=Switched On: Bob Moog and the Synthesizer Revolution |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York City, New York, US |date=2022 |isbn=9780197642078 |pages=32β33}}</ref> Moog married in 1958 and continued building and selling theremin kits from his own home in [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]], before establishing the company's first commercial space at 41 East Main Street in [[Trumansburg, New York]] in 1963,<ref>{{cite book|last=Glinsky |first=Albert |title=Switched On: Bob Moog and the Synthesizer Revolution |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York City, New York, US |date=2022 |isbn=9780197642078 |pages=61}}</ref> all while continuing to pursue his [[postgraduate education]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4696651.stm|title=Obituary: Dr Robert Moog|date=August 22, 2005|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=December 3, 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref>
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