Chet Atkins Country Gentlemen guitar, model PX6122
Creation Date (Approximate)
1961
Files
Description
"Lefty 17" wide thin single-cutaway bound body, simulated f-holes, ebony fingerboard with Neo Classic inlays, Gretsch T roof logo with 'The Chet Atkins Country Gentleman' and SN# plate on the headstock, gold Grover stairstep tuners, 2 Filter'Tron pickups, bar bridge, Gretsch Bigsby vibrato, plain gold pickguard. Original Gretsch case."
Measurements
Length -Total: 106.5cm -Back Length: 52.7cm -Headstock: 19.4cm -Neck (nut to body): 36.5cm -Scale: 59.6cm (23.46in) Width -Upper Bout: 30.5cm -Waist: 26cm -Lower Bout: 42.8cm -Headstock at top: 8.8cm -Headstock at bottom: 8.2cm -Neck at nut: 4.2cm -Neck at body: 5.3cm Height -Rib at Heel: 5cm -Rib at Waist: 4.7cm -Rib at Bottom: 4.8cm -Sound Hole: 15.3cm f hole design element Angle -Headstock: 15 Pick-ups - Total: 0 Frets -Total frets: 23 -Body and neck join: 15 fret Weight: 7lbs/14.5oz
Identifier
2023.008.029
Keywords
Gretsch, guitar, 6-string
Disciplines
History | Music
Recommended Citation
Gretsch Company, "Chet Atkins Country Gentlemen guitar, model PX6122" (2024). Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments. 171.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gretsch-artifacts/171
Copyright/Licensing
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