Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments
Gretsch Orchestra guitar, model No. 45
Creation Date (Approximate)
circa mid 1930s
Files
Description
"Orchestra Model 16" 3 ply bound body with small 'f' holes, carved spruce top, maple back and sides, adjustable rosewood stain bridge, dot inlay ebony fingerboard, black plastic peghead veneer with pearl scroll Gretsch logo diagonally across peghead. Non-original tuners, original trapeze tailpiece and black Bakelite pickguard. Non-original case."
Measurements
Length -Total: 104.3cm -Back Length: 52.2cm -Headstock: 18.4cm -Neck (nut to body): 34.6 cm -Scale: 63cm (24.80in) Width -Upper Bout: 28.7cm -Waist: 23.8cm -Lower Bout: 40cm -Headstock at top: 6.7cm -Headstock at bottom: 7cm -Neck at nut: 4.1cm -Neck at body: 5.2cm Height -Rib at Heel: 8.5cm -Rib at Waist: 8.2cm -Rib at Bottom: 8.2cm Angle -Headstock: 14 Sound Hole -f Sound Hole: 15.5cm Pick-ups - Total: 0 Frets -Total frets: 20 -Body and neck join: 14 fret
Identifier
2023.006.008
Keywords
Gretsch, guitar, 6-string
Disciplines
History | Music
Recommended Citation
Gretsch Company, "Gretsch Orchestra guitar, model No. 45" (2024). Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments. 104.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gretsch-artifacts/104
Copyright/Licensing
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