Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments
Duo-Jet guitar, model PX6128
Creation Date (Approximate)
1954
Files
Description
"13 1/4" wide, 2" deep, single cutaway, mahogany body, 2 chrome DeArmond pickups, 3 knobs on lower treble bout, 1 knob on cutaway, 1 switch on upper bass bout, Gretsch G cut tailpiece, white pickguard, triple-bound top, single-bound fingerboard and headstock, 'Gretsch script' logo on headstock, 24 1/2" scale, chrome hardware, ebony fingerboard with block inlays, Melita bridge, original open back tuners. Original case. Rare Duo Jet with 'Gretsch script' logo on headstock. Knobs have no 'G/Arrow' and the guitar has what looks like a factory stock white pickguard. The bottom bass bout has a metal 'Gretsch t-roof' logo on the body. Very unusual. A very nice clean guitar!"
Measurements
Length -Total: 98.7cm -Back Length: 47cm -Headstock: 16.5cm -Neck (nut to body): 36.4cm -Scale: 62.4cm (24.5in) Width -Upper Bout: 26cm -Waist: 21.9cm -Lower Bout: 34cm -Headstock at top: 6.9cm -Headstock at bottom: 7.3cm -Neck at nut: 4.1cm -Neck at body: 5.1cm Height -Rib at Heel: 4.3cm -Rib at Waist: 5cm -Rib at Bottom: 4.5cm Angle -Headstock angle: 17.5 Pick-ups - Total: 2 Frets -Total frets: 22 -Body and neck join: 16th fret Weight: 8lbs/6.5oz
Identifier
2023.008.007
Keywords
Gretsch, guitar, 6-string
Disciplines
History | Music
Recommended Citation
Gretsch Company, "Duo-Jet guitar, model PX6128" (2024). Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments. 119.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gretsch-artifacts/119
Copyright/Licensing
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