711 Songbird guitar, model Custom
Creation Date (Approximate)
1967
Files
Description
Sam Goody Custom
"16" wide, bound double-cutaway body, 2 HiLo'Tron pickup, 2 'G/Arrow' knobs and one switch on lower treble bout, one knob on upper treble bout, two switches at the top bass bout, roller bridge, chrome hardware with Gretsch v cut Bigsby Vibrato, Gretsch pickguard, Neo Classic inlay with T-zone tempered treble- end fingerboard with dot inlays from 15th fret, zero fret, Special "G" sound holes, Gretsch T roof logo on headstock with "711 Songbird" plate. Original case."
Measurements
Length -Total: 104.5cm -Back Length: 51.6cm -Headstock: 19.5cm -Neck (nut to body): 34.5 cm -Scale: 63.2cm (24.88in) Width -Upper Bout: 29.5cm -Waist: 24.4cm -Lower Bout: 39.2cm -Headstock at top: 9cm -Headstock at bottom: 9.4cm -Neck at nut: 4.3cm -Neck at body: 5.4cm Height -Rib at Heel: 4.3cm -Rib at Waist: 4.3cm -Rib at Bottom: 3.6cm -Sound Hole: 15cm Angle -Headstock: 15 Pick-ups - Total: 2 Frets -Total frets: 22 -Body and neck join: 14 fret Weight - 6lbs/7.5oz
Identifier
2023.008.032
Keywords
Gretsch, guitar, 6-string
Disciplines
History | Music
Recommended Citation
Gretsch Company, "711 Songbird guitar, model Custom" (2024). Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments. 139.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gretsch-artifacts/139
Copyright/Licensing
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