Object Details
- Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd.
- Description
- This amplifier and speaker was made by Yamaha (Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd.) in Hamamatsu, Japan, in the late 1960s – early 1970s. It is a guitar amplifier/speaker model TA-60, serial #202290. This speaker has a unique wedge shape and features Yamaha's Flexion or “Natural Sound” speakers. There are 4 channel input jacks, reverb tremolo jack, and signal output jack. On the top there are 4 control knobs for each channel (volume, bass, middle , and treble). Channel 1 has also a reverb unit with tremolo depth and frequency of reverb controllers. There are 2 foot-operated buttons to control the reverb. Accessioned with a black vinyl cover.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Ronald L. Clairmont
- late 1960s - early 1970s
- ID Number
- 1987.0123.01
- accession number
- 1987.0123
- catalog number
- 1987.0123.01
- Object Name
- amplifier
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 33 3/4 in x 25 in x 12 in; 85.725 cm x 63.5 cm x 30.48 cm
- place made
- Japan: Shizuoka, Hamamatsu
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Electronic Musical Instruments
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_606728
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-4c58-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
