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Turntable used as part of a DJ setup

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Manufactured by

    Technics, Japanese, founded 1918

    Used by

    Angelo T. King, American, born 1959

    Description

    A Technics SL-D2 turntable. The turntable has light silver colored plinth or base. The front of the plinth has speed and pitch controls and a stop push button. Black text on the front in between the controls and stop button reads: [Technics / Direct Drive Automatic Turntable System / SL-D2]. Atop the plinth, towards the proper right, is the platter, yellow mat, silver spindle, and strobe light pattern. The mat (2012.47.6b), or area where the record is placed, is decorated with a cartoon owl perched on the arm of a guitar and text that reads: [Shakey’s Record Fair]. On the proper left side, towards the top, is the tonearm, counterweight, cueing mechanism, arm rest, and anti-skate. The back of the turntable has two slots for cables and a power cord. There is also a sticker with the machine information that reads: [Technics / MODEL SL-D2 / DIRECT DRIVE AUTOMATIC TURNTABLE SYSTEM / POWER SOURCE: AC 120V 50 OR 60 Hz 4W LISTED 8288 / Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. Made in Japan]. The turntable does not have a cover.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Angelo T. King / The Original DJ Tony Tone AKA Tony Crush of The Cold Crush Brothers

    Date

    1970s

    Object number

    2012.47.6ab

    Restrictions & Rights

    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    turntables (sound device component)

    Medium

    metal, plastic, felt, paint, wire

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 5 × 16 3/4 × 14 3/4 in., 13 lb. (12.7 × 42.5 × 37.5 cm, 5.9 kg)

    Place used

    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

    Place made

    Japan, Asia

    See more items in

    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Tools and Equipment

    Exhibition

    Power of Place

    On View

    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Hip-hop (Music)

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd584316782-795f-4f9d-969b-76df0f5bfb4d

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2012.47.6ab

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