Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments
American Model guitar
Creation Date (Approximate)
circa late 1930s
Files
Description
"Gretsch American' small body acoustic flat top, round sound hole. Spruce top with mahogany back and sides Rosewood veneer slotted headstock with 'Gretsch American' embossed on in black of the headstock, original tuners, non-original case."
Measurements
Length -Total: 95.5cm -Back Length: 50.5cm -Headstock: 17cm -Neck (nut to body): 32cm -Scale: 64cm (25in) Width -Upper Bout: 23.5cm -Waist: 20.5cm -Lower Bout: 34cm -Headstock at top: 6.7cm -Headstock at bottom: 5.5cm -Neck at nut: 4.5cm -Neck at body: 6cm Height -Rib at Heel: 8cm -Rib at Waist: 9cm -Rib at Bottom: 10cm Angle -Headstock angle: 15.5 -Sound Hole: 9cm Pick-ups - Total: 0 Frets -Total frets: 20 -Body and neck join: 12 fret
Identifier
2023.008.004
Keywords
Gretsch, guitar, 6-string
Disciplines
History | Music
Recommended Citation
Gretsch Company, "American Model guitar" (2024). Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments. 78.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gretsch-artifacts/78
Copyright/Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
