Triton Electronic Keyboard: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This synthesizer was made by Korg in Melville, New York in 1999. It is a Triton Music Workstation/sampler with Hyper Integrated synthesis system, a PCM tone generator with full digital signal processing, with SW1, SW2, Realtime Control, Arpeggiator, Tempo, Gate, Velocity knobs and pedals and touch display, and 61 keys. Accessioned with instruction and specifications manuals, one data disk, and power cord.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date made: 1999
• maker: Korg USA, Inc.
• Object Name: keyboard
• Physical Description: plastic (overall material)
• Physical Description: metal (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 7 in x 42 in x 17 1/2 in; 17.78 cm x 106.68 cm x 44.45 cm
• Measurements: keyboard: 4 3/4 in x 42 1/8 in x 13 1/8 in; 12.065 cm x 106.9975 cm x 33.3375 cm
• Measurements: museum box storage: 5 7/8 in x 43 1/4 in x 16 in; 14.9225 cm x 109.855 cm x 40.64 cm
• place made: United States: New York, Melville
• ID Number: 2000.0262.01
• serial number: 9204
• accession number: 2000.0262
• catalog number: 2000.0262.01
• Credit Line: Gift of Korg USA, Inc.
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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