Turntable used by Grand Wizzard Theodore

Object Details

Description: Vestax PDX-2000 turntable made of plastic and metal.The body of the turntable is made of silver plastic. The top left corner of the turntable has a black and silver power button. The top right corner has a black tonearm with a needle that slides from the right side of the top of the turntable to the platter at the center. The lower right corner of the top of the turntable has red and black type that reads: [Vestax / PDX-2000]. Below the type are controls for pitch, reverse, quartz lock and speed adjustment. The lower left corner of the top of the turntable has three buttons for start/stop, 33 rpm, and 45 rpm. The back of the turntable has an output jack, ground terminal, remote control jack, AC cord as well as the model information. Black and white type on the back reads: [Vestax / MODEL NO. PDX-2000 / 120V ~ 60Hz 50W / MADE IN JAPAN / SERIAL NO. / 1YU300486]. The bottom of the turntable has two caution warnings and places for the turntable feet.; Three round black plastic feet (2015.142b-d), a black and red ground wire (2015.142e), and a rubber cone (2015.142f) are also found with the turntable.; A black felt slipmat (2015.142g) is on the deck, with white type on the felt reads: [SCRATCH DJ ACADEMY / SCRATCH.COM / [Facebook logo] ScratchDJAcademy [Twitter logo] @ScratchAcademy].

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

2000s

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Medium: plastic, metal, felt and rubber
Dimensions: H x W x D (2015.142a): 5 × 17 3/4 × 15 in. (12.7 × 45.1 × 38.1 cm); Diameter (2015.142b): 2 1/2 × 2 in. (6.4 × 5.1 cm); Diameter (2015.142c): 2 1/2 × 2 in. (6.4 × 5.1 cm); Diameter (2015.142d): 2 1/2 × 2 in. (6.4 × 5.1 cm); L x W (2015.142e): 40 × 5/16 in. (101.6 × 0.8 cm); H x W x D (2015.142f): 1 3/4 × 1 13/16 × 1 7/16 in. (4.4 × 4.6 × 3.7 cm)

Place used: Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Tools and Equipment; 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

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b57da776-5880-4a71-b0da-07ad25c12292