Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments
Viking guitar, model PX6188
Creation Date (Approximate)
1966
Files
Description
"17" wide, 2" deep, bound double-cutaway body, 2 Super'Tron pickup, 2 'G/Arrow' knobs and 1 switch on the lower treble bout, 1 knob on the upper treble bout, two switches on upper bass bout, floating tuning fork bridge with roller bridge, gold hardware with Bigsby v cut vibrato, gold Gretsch Viking pickguard, Neo Classic inlay, T-zone tempered treble-end fingerboard with dot inlays from 15th fret, zero fret, Gold Grove tuners. Single flit up mute. Bound F holes, Viking plate, and Gretsch T roof logo on the headstock. Pad on back. Original case."
Measurements
Length -Total:106 cm -Back Length: 53.5 cm -Headstock: 18.5 cm -Neck (nut to body): 36 cm -F Holes: 18 cm -Scale: 66 cm (26 inches) Width -UpperBout: 30.5 cm -Waist: 26 cm -LowerBout: 43 cm -Headstock at top: 9 cm -Headstock at bottom: 8 cm -Neck at nut: 4.5 cm -Neck at body: 5.5 cm Height -Rib at Heel: 4.7 cm -Rib at Waist: 5 cm -Rib at Bottom: 4.8 cm Angle -Headstock: 14.5 degrees Pick-ups - Total: 2 Frets -Total frets: 22 frets -Body and neck join: 14th fret Weight: 8lbs/1.5oz
Identifier
2023.008.028
Keywords
Gretsch, guitar, 6-string
Disciplines
History | Music
Recommended Citation
Gretsch Company, "Viking guitar, model PX6188" (2024). Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments. 123.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gretsch-artifacts/123
Copyright/Licensing
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