Object Details
- Description
- A console steel guitar consisting of a wood base with two (2) seven-string assemblies attached, the rear mounted higher than the front. There are four (4) steel tube legs that attach to the bottom of the guitar, forming a console. Between the string assemblies are power and sound controls mounted to aluminum plates. The guitar is packed in a black, vinyl-covered case with steel corners.
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Created by
- Felton W. Williams Jr., American, 1934 - 2012
- Date
- ca. 1963
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Felton W. Williams, Jr.
- Medium
- wood, alloy steel, metal, brass, aluminum alloy, and plastic
- Dimensions
- L x W (Guitar): 38 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. (97.8 x 28.6 x 8.6 cm)
- L x W (Case): 42 1/2 x 17 x 4 3/4 in. (108 x 43.2 x 12.1 cm)
- L x W (Legs retracted): 25 × 1 5/8 × 1 in. (63.5 × 4.1 × 2.5 cm)
- Type
- steel guitars
