Synchromatic 400 guitar
Creation Date (Approximate)
circa late 1940s
Files
Description
Archtop
"Synchromatic 18" wide noncutaway body with white/gold-sparkle binding. Flame back and sides, spruce top, bound light bulb headstock with 'Gretsch - Synchromatic' script logo, gold Grover enclosed gear machine tuners and gold harp tailpiece, double-bound cat's eye soundholes, rosewood stairstep bridge, non-original pickguard, asymmetrical neck, ebony fingerboard with slashed humptop inlays. Original case."
Measurements
Length -Total: 109.2cm -Back Length: 52.9cm -Headstock: 21cm -Neck (nut to body): 36.6cm -Scale: 66.4cm (26.14in) Width -Upper Bout: 30cm -Waist: 26.8cm -Lower Bout: 43.5cm -Headstock at top: 8.1cm -Headstock at bottom: 7.4cm -Neck at nut: 4.3cm -Neck at body: 5.4cm Height -Rib at Heel: 8.6cm -Rib at Waist: 8.7cm -Rib at Bottom: 9cm Angle -Headstock angle: 14.5 -Sound Hole: 18.5cm Pick-ups - Total: 0 Frets -Total frets: 20 -Body and neck join: 14 fret Weight - 6lbs/2.5oz
Identifier
2023.008.039
Keywords
Gretsch, guitar, 6-string
Disciplines
History | Music
Recommended Citation
Gretsch Company, "Synchromatic 400 guitar" (2024). Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments. 135.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gretsch-artifacts/135
Copyright/Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
