"Moog" correct pronunciation?

[Rob & Heather Williams]

So the Moogerfooger is REALLY pronounced MOGUERFOGUER?

Robert

Tim Curtis wrote:

> Let's try the logical approach - shall we?
>
> First, let's look at the "Moog Rogue"  Why would he name it that if it didn't
> have the nice rhyme?
>
> Also, Bob HIMSELF has said that it's pronounced "Moh-g".  If that's how he
> pronounces it, then that's correct, case closed.  What's so tough about that?
>
> Hey - after all he's given us, the least we can do is get the guy's name
> right...  ;-)
>
> Tim
>
> Edu Silva wrote:
>
> > Moog by himself:
> >
> > (To end all this controversy... the following lines are from an interview
> > with Bob Moog in Keyboard Mag. feb/95):
> >
> > "Well, the name is not English. It was originally Dutch, althought most
> > Moogs in the world come from northern Germany, and no German would
> > pronounce it 'Moog' (as in 'brood'). I don't think that sound exists in
> > German. Anyway, to me, it just sounds better as 'Moog' (as in 'vougue')."
> >
> > Edu
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