Corvette guitar, model PX6187
Creation Date (Approximate)
1957
Files
Description
"16" wide cutaway body with 1 DeArmond pickup, two 'arrow/G' knobs on lower treble bout, adjustable rosewood bridge, 'G' tailpiece, unbound rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, Plastic covered headstock with Gretsch 'T' roof logo, original tuners. Gray mist Gretsch pickguard. Original case."
Measurements
Length -Total: 104.8cm -Back Length: 51.5cm -Headstock: 19.3cm -Neck (nut to body): 35.3cm -F Holes: 18.4cm -Scale: 62.2cm (24.5in) Width -Upper Bout: 29.8cm -Waist: 24.6cm -Lower Bout: 39.9cm -Headstock at top: 9.5cm -Headstock at bottom: 10.1cm -Neck at nut: 4.2cm -Neck at body: 5.2cm Height -Rib at Heel: 7cm -Rib at Waist: 7cm -Rib at Bottom: 7cm Angle -Headstock: 16 Pick-ups - Total: 1 Frets -Total frets: 22 -Body and neck join: 14th fret Weight: 5lbs/13.5oz
Identifier
2023.008.053
Keywords
Gretsch, guitar, 6-string
Disciplines
History | Music
Recommended Citation
Gretsch Company, "Corvette guitar, model PX6187" (2024). Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments. 141.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gretsch-artifacts/141
Copyright/Licensing
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