Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments
White Falcon guitar, model PX6136
Creation Date (Approximate)
1956
Files
Description
"17" wide gold sparkle bound single cutaway body, 2 DeArmond pickup, 3 'jewel' knobs on lower treble bout, 1 knobs on upper treble bout, 1 switch on upper bass bout, Melita bridge, Gold hardware with Gretsch 'Cadillac' tail piece, bound gold sparkle f soundhole, Gold Gretsch 'Falcon' pickguard. V-top headstock with gold sparkle binding and vertical Gretsch / wing logo and gold Grover tuners, gold sparkle bound ebony neck with hump block inlays with etched 'Falcon' wings. Original Gretsch tweed case. This is a very cool guitar, all stock!"
Measurements
Length -Total: 107cm -Back Length: 53cm -Headstock: 20cm -Neck (nut to body): 36cm -F Holes: 18cm -Scale: 64cm (25in) Width -Upper Bout: 30.5cm -Waist: 25.5cm -Lower Bout: 42cm -Headstock at top: 9cm -Headstock at bottom: 9cm -Neck at nut: 4cm -Neck at body: 5.5cm Height -Rib at Heel: 6.5cm -Rib at Waist: 7cm -Rib at Bottom: 6.8cm Angle -Headstock: 14.5 Pick-ups - Total: 2 Frets -Total frets: 21 -Body and neck join: 14th fret
Identifier
2023.008.016
Keywords
Gretsch, guitar, 6-string
Disciplines
History | Music
Recommended Citation
Gretsch Company, "White Falcon guitar, model PX6136" (2024). Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments. 116.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gretsch-artifacts/116
Copyright/Licensing
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