Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments
Convertible guitar, model PX6199
Creation Date (Approximate)
1956
Files
Description
"17" wide single cutaway body with bound large 'F' holes, headstock with 'Gretsch T roof' logo, rosewood fingerboard with hump block inlays. Grover stairstep tuners, one DeArmond pickup, 2 knobs mounted on oversized pickguard, rosewood bridge, G tailpiece, original Gretsch case. This guitar would later become the Sal Salvador model. Heel of the neck is painted black."
Measurements
Length -Total: 105.9cm -Back Length: 53cm -Headstock: 18.5cm -Neck (nut to body): 36.2cm -F Holes: 18cm -Scale: 64.2cm (25.2in) Width -Upper Bout: 29.7cm -Waist: 25.8cm -Lower Bout: 42.5cm -Headstock at top: 8.9cm -Headstock at bottom: 9.4cm -Neck at nut: 4.2cm -Neck at body: 5.4cm Height -Rib at Heel: 8.5cm -Rib at Waist: 8.5cm -Rib at Bottom: 8.5cm Angle -Headstock: 16 Pick-ups - Total: 1 Frets -Total frets: 21 -Body and neck join: 14th fret Weight: 6lbs/2.5oz
Identifier
2023.008.021
Keywords
Gretsch, guitar, 6-string
Disciplines
History | Music
Recommended Citation
Gretsch Company, "Convertible guitar, model PX6199" (2024). Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments. 130.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gretsch-artifacts/130
Copyright/Licensing
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