Silver Jet guitar, model PX6129
Creation Date (Approximate)
1955
Files
Description
"13 1/4" wide, 2" deep, single cutaway, mahogany body, 2 chrome DeArmond pickups, 3 (Arrow only) knobs on lower treble bout, 1 knob on cutaway, 1 switch on upper bass bout, Gretsch G-cut tailpiece, silver/gray pickguard with Gretsch logo in black, triple-bound top, single-bound fingerboard and headstock, 'Gretsch t-roof' logo on headstock, 24 1/2" scale, chrome hardware, ebony fingerboard with block, Melita bridge, original open back tuners. Original case."
Measurements
Length -Total: 99.3cm -Back Length: 44.8cm -Headstock: 17.1cm -Neck (nut to body): 38cm -Scale: 62.2cm (24.5in) Width -Upper Bout: 26.4cm -Waist: 21.5cm -Lower Bout: 34cm -Headstock at top: 6.4cm -Headstock at bottom: 7.2cm -Neck at nut: 4.4cm -Neck at body: 5.4cm Height -Rib at Heel: 5.2cm -Rib at Waist: 5.2cm -Rib at Bottom: 5.1cm Angle -Headstock: 16 Pick-ups - Total: 2 Frets -Total frets: 22 -Body and neck join: 16th fret Weight - 7lbs/4.0oz
Identifier
2023.008.046
Keywords
Gretsch, guitar, 6-string
Disciplines
History | Music
Recommended Citation
Gretsch Company, "Silver Jet guitar, model PX6129" (2024). Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments. 137.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gretsch-artifacts/137
Copyright/Licensing
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