Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments
Chet Atkins Nashville guitar, model 6120?
Creation Date (Approximate)
1964
Files
Description
"16" wide, bound double-cutaway body, with simulated black f-holes, Gretsch T roof logo, bound ebony fingerboard with Neo-Classic style inlays, two chrome Filter'Tron pickup, 2 'G/Arrow' knobs and one switch on lower treble bout, one knob on upper treble bout, two switches at the top bass bout, bar bridge, with Gretsch v cut Bigsby Vibrato, Silver Gretsch pickguard with Signature, single flip up mute and black pad back. With case."
Measurements
Length -Total: 105 cm -Back Length: 52.5 cm -Headstock: 18.5 cm -Neck (nut to body): 35.5 cm -F Holes (design element): -Scale: 60 (23.622 Inches) Width -UpperBout: 30 cm -Waist: 25 cm -LowerBout: 40 cm -Headstock at top: 8.8 cm -Headstock at bottom: 7.8 cm -Neck at nut: 4 cm -Neck at body: 5.3 cm Height -Rib at Heel: 4.5 cm -Rib at Waist: 4.8 cm -Rib at Bottom: 4.8 cm Angle -Headstock: 15 degrees Pick-ups - Total: 2 Frets -Total frets: 23 frets -Body and neck join: 15th fret
Identifier
2023.008.067
Keywords
Gretsch, guitar, 6-string
Disciplines
History | Music
Recommended Citation
Gretsch Company, "Chet Atkins Nashville guitar, model 6120?" (2024). Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments. 100.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gretsch-artifacts/100
Copyright/Licensing
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