Signed guitar and case owned by James Brown
date: label: Date
content: 2002
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Epiphone Guitar Corp., American, founded 1873
label: Manufactured by
content: TKL Products Corp., American, founded 1984
label: Owned by
content: James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006
notes: label: Description
content: An Epiphone guitar and a TKL Products Corp. case owned by James Brown. The six-string acoustic guitar is Epiphone model EJ-200NA and has a maple body and a spruce top and neck. The guitar also features gold colored metal hardware and a set maple neck with a crown inlay on a rosewood fingerboard. The serial number of the guitar is Y207183. The guitar is inscribed and signed by several famous individuals in black permanent marker on the front, sides and back of the body. All of the messages are to James Brown and offer praise and thanks. Two of the individuals who signed the guitar are Casey Kasem and Ozzy Osbourne.
label: Description
content: The guitar case is black with a black cloth lined interior. The clasp and hinges are made of brass colored metal. The TKL Products Corp. logo is on the outside of the case next to the handle. A logo is also on the inside of the case next to the top hinge where the guitar’s neck would be placed.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by Digital Volunteers
place: label: Place made
content: South Korea, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Funk (Music)
label: Topic
content: Soul (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Musical Instruments
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: 2008.7.2ab
objectType: label: Type
content: cases (containers)
label: Type
content: musical instruments
label: Type
content: guitars
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: a: maple, spruce, rosewood, metal, plastic, paper, ink;
label: Medium
content: b: plastic, metal, cloth
label: Dimensions
content: guitar: 41 1/2 × 16 3/4 × 4 7/8 in. (105.4 × 42.5 × 12.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: guitar case: 46 × 19 1/4 × 6 3/8 in. (116.8 × 48.9 × 16.2 cm)