Object Details
- Created by
- Felton W. Williams Jr., American, 1934 - 2012
- Description
- A console steel guitar consisting of a wood base with two (2) seven-string assemblies attached, the rear mounted higher than the front. There are four (4) steel tube legs that attach to the bottom of the guitar, forming a console. Between the string assemblies are power and sound controls mounted to aluminum plates. The guitar is packed in a black, vinyl-covered case with steel corners.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Felton W. Williams, Jr.
- ca. 1963
- Object number
- 2011.64.1a-f
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Type
- steel guitars
- Medium
- wood, alloy steel, metal, brass, aluminum alloy, and plastic
- Dimensions
- L x W (Guitar): 38 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. (97.8 x 28.6 x 8.6 cm)
- L x W (Case): 42 1/2 x 17 x 4 3/4 in. (108 x 43.2 x 12.1 cm)
- L x W (Legs retracted): 25 × 1 5/8 × 1 in. (63.5 × 4.1 × 2.5 cm)
- Place made
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Musical Instruments
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Gospel (Music)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.64.1a-f
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b326b6db-0dc2-477f-8d01-858cbc9d3f53
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