- On View
- 1968 & Beyond Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Manufactured by
- CBS Broadcasting, Inc., American, founded 1927
- Designed by
- Rhodes, Harold, American, 1910 - 2000
- Used by
- Stone, Sly, American, born 1943
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- plastic, metal, rubber, felt and wire
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 9 1/2 × 46 1/2 × 23 1/4 in., 120 lb. (24.1 × 118.1 × 59.1 cm, 54.4 kg)
- H x W x D (Open): 30 1/2 × 46 1/2 × 23 1/4 in., 120 lb. (77.5 × 118.1 × 59.1 cm, 54.4 kg)
- H x W x D (Interior Component): 5 7/8 × 43 3/8 × 14 in. (14.9 × 110.2 × 35.6 cm)
- Description
- A Rhodes keyboard used by Sly Stone. The keyboard is 73 Key, Mark II Stage Piano. "Sly Stone" is written by hand, in ink three times on the white keys. The keyboard has the serial number: 783450. The exterior of the keyboard forms a carrying case when closed. The case is black with a Rhodes logo on the back and two handles along the front. There are several white stickers with orange text that read: [FRAGILE / Handle With Care] on the exterior of the case.
- Place made
- Fullerton, Orange County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Musical Instruments
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.218.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




