Reel-to-reel recorder with three microphone pre-amps owned by Bo Diddley
date: label: Date
content: 1950s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Ampex, American, 1944 - 2014
label: Owned by
content: Bo Diddley, American, 1928 - 2008
notes: label: Description
content: Seafoam green reel to reel recorder by Ampex with three microphone pre amps. Reel to reel recorder has larger opening in front, where a door likely once was. Recorder has a platform that features two large black wheels that turn, as well has various switches, buttons, and tape rollers. Microphone preamps are labeled [1], [2], and [3], starting from the bottom and working upwards. Pre amps feature small meters at center with glass front. Pre amps also feature various black dials and some metal switches.
label: Description
content: Ampex 351 Preamps (x4) 300-3
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.177.5a
objectType: label: Type
content: audio equipment
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal with glass and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 70 5/16 × 25 1/4 × 30 3/4 in. (178.6 × 64.1 × 78.1 cm)