Hammond B-3 organ owned by James Brown
Object Details
- Manufactured by
- Hammond Suzuki USA, Inc., American, founded 1934
- Trek II Products, Inc., American
- Owned by
- James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006
- Description
- A Hammond B-3 electric organ. The organ is covered in black vinyl and trimmed with silver roping. Stitched on the back of the organ in red vinyl and brass colored metal rivets is "God ~ father." The organ has two keyboards with both preset and manual keys, a folding top and a single foot pedal. Electrical outlets are on the back of the organ at its base.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1968
- Object number
- 2008.7.1.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- electronic organs
- musical instruments
- Medium
- vinyl, wood, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 40 x 50 x 30 in. (101.6 x 127 x 76.2 cm)
- Place made
- Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Musical Instruments
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Funk (Music)
- Soul (Music)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2008.7.1.1abc
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd599f81a9b-6124-452c-8695-caa47ef0ba57
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