Carver preamplifier for DJ setup
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1970
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Carver
label: Owned by
content: Altel Sound Systems, American, founded 1973
notes: label: Description
content: A Carver front plate on a Pioneer preamplifier (preamp). The metal preamp is black and silver in color. The front of the preamp has a plate, silver in color, which has two handles on either side. White text to the proper left of the front panel reads: [Sonic Holography Preamplifier / CARVER / Model C-1 / High Fidelity Control Console]. There are six black buttons, three black dials, and a headphone input also on the proper left side of the front. All of which have whit type to indicate its purpose. To the proper right of the front, there is a cutout in the panel. The cutout reveals a metal section, black in color, which has four dials above eight buttons. White type indicates the purpose of each dial and button. The sides of the preamp are metal, black in color, with some discoloration. The top is metal, black in color, with discoloration and scratches. The back of the preamp is metal, black in color, with inputs, outputs, outlets, and switches. The text on the back of the preamp is white and indicates what each input, output, switch and outlets, purpose is. There is also text about a warning and license agreement. There is also a power cord on the proper right side of the back of the preamp. There is a white sticker on the back with black text that reads: [C1 2454].
place: label: Place purchased
content: Altel Sound Systems, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Japan, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Classification
content: Musical Instruments
label: Exhibition
content: Power of Place
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
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: 2012.9.2
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 , plastic and wire
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (not including cord): 3 1/8 × 19 × 9 7/8 in. (7.9 × 48.3 × 25.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (including cord): 3 1/8 × 19 × 12 1/2 in., 10 lb. (7.9 × 48.3 × 31.8 cm, 4.5 kg)