Turntable used as part of a DJ setup: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A Technics SL-B2 turntable. The turntable has a clear plastic covering and is mounted on a plastic plinth or base, white in color. The top of the clear plastic case has a logo that reads: [Technics]. On the front of the plinth there are speed and pitch controls and a stop push button. White text on a black background reads: [Technics / Frequency Generator Servo Automatic / SL-B2]. Atop the plinth, towards the proper right, is the platter, black mat, silver spindle, and strobe light pattern. 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 cables and a power cord. There is also a sticker with the machine information that reads: [Technics / MODEL SL-B2 / FREQUENCY GENERATOR SERVO TURNTABLE SYSTEM / POWER SOURCE: AC 120V 50 OR 60 Hz 3W LISTED 8288 / Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. Made in Japan].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1970s
• Manufactured by: Technics, Japanese, founded 1918
• Used by: Angelo T. King, American, born 1959
• Type: turntables (sound device component)
• Medium: metal , plastic , cork (bark) , wire
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 5 1/16 × 15 7/8 × 14 5/8 in., 11 lb. (12.9 × 40.3 × 37.1 cm, 5 kg)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Place made: Japan, Asia
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Object number: 2012.47.5
• 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
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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