Roland Electronic Keyboard: Museum Object and Cultural History
Roland Electronic Keyboard: Date made: 1999. maker: Roland Corporation. Object Name: keyboard.
The object in the museum catalogue
This electronic keyboard was made by Roland Corporation in Hamamatsu, Japan, in 1999. It is an XP-80 Music Workstation, Serial #CM68253, 76 keys. The keyboard has a Super JV Synthesizer Module, Massive 64-voice polyphony, 16-part multitimbral capabilities and Roland's acclaimed 32-bit RISC chip processor providing integrated sequencing, arrangement and synth layering possibilities. Accessioned with owner’s and quick start manuals, 1 demo songs and sample diskette, one dance diskette, and one expansion Audio Demo CD.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date made: 1999
- maker: Roland Corporation
- Object Name: keyboard
- Physical Description: plastic (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 17.8 cm x 106.6 cm x 44.5 cm; 7 in x 41 15/16 in x 17 1/2 in
- Measurements: keyboard: 4 3/16 in x 48 9/16 in x 13 1/2 in; 10.63625 cm x 123.34875 cm x 34.29 cm
- Measurements: overall: 5 5/16 in x 50 3/4 in x 16 3/4 in; 13.49375 cm x 128.905 cm x 42.545 cm
- place made: Japan: Shizuoka, Hamamatsu
- ID Number: 2000.0263.01
- accession number: 2000.0263
- catalog number: 2000.0263.01
- Credit Line: Gift of Roland Corporation US
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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