Chet Atkins guitar, model PX6120
Creation Date (Approximate)
1956
Files
Description
"16" wide cutaway body G brand with 3 chrome DeArmond pickups, 3 'G/arrow' knobs on lower treble bout, one on upper bout, chrome Melita bridge, Bigsby converted Vibrato, bound rosewood fingerboard with block etched cows & cactus inlays, headstock with Gretsch 'T' roof logo and longhorn, replaced gold tuners. with original white Gretsch case. This guitar has a hole in the back for electronics access. An extra DeArmond pickup was added to the guitar. Schaller were added. Good player guitar."
Measurements
Length -Total: 104cm -Back Length: 51.6cm -Headstock: 18.4cm -Neck (nut to body): 35cm -F Holes: 18.1cm -Scale: 62cm (24.4in) Width -Upper Bout: 29.5cm -Waist: 24.4cm -Lower Bout: 39.4cm -Headstock at top: 9.2cm -Headstock at bottom: 9.6cm -Neck at nut: 4.4cm -Neck at body: 5.3cm Height -Rib at Heel: 7cm -Rib at Waist: 7cm -Rib at Bottom: 7.1cm Angle -Headstock: 16 Pick-ups - Total: 3 Frets -Total frets: 22 -Body and neck join: 14th fret
Identifier
2023.008.035
Keywords
Gretsch, guitar, 6-string
Disciplines
History | Music
Recommended Citation
Gretsch Company, "Chet Atkins guitar, model PX6120" (2024). Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments. 145.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gretsch-artifacts/145
Copyright/Licensing
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