Chet Atkins guitar, model PX6120
Creation Date (Approximate)
1961
Files
Description
"16" wide cutaway body with 2 gold Filter'Tron pickups, 2 'G/arrow' knobs and 1 switch on lower treble bout, , one knob on upper treble bout, 1 switch on top bass bout, compensating metal bridge, Bigsby Vibrato, bound ebony fingerboard with NeoClassic inlayed, Gretsch 'T' roof logo and horseshoe headstock, gold Gretsch and signature pickguard. With white 6120 case."
Measurements
Length -Total: 105.5cm -Back Length:52.4cm -Headstock: 19cm -Neck (nut to body): 36.5cm -F Holes (design element): 18.5cm -Scale: 63 (25in) Width -UpperBout: 29cm -Waist: 24.5cm -LowerBout: 38.5cm -Headstock at top: 9cm -Headstock at bottom: 7.8cm -Neck at nut: 4cm -Neck at body: 5.2cm Height -Rib at Heel: 5.5cm -Rib at Waist: 5.5cm -Rib at Bottom: 5.5cm Angle -Headstock: 15 degrees Pick-ups - Total: 2 Frets -Total frets: 22 -Body and neck join: 14 Weight - 7lbs/7oz
Identifier
2023.006.083
Keywords
Gretsch, guitar, 6-string
Disciplines
History | Music
Recommended Citation
Gretsch Company, "Chet Atkins guitar, model PX6120" (2024). Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments. 149.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gretsch-artifacts/149
Copyright/Licensing
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