Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments
Spanish guitar, Electromatic model
Creation Date (Approximate)
circa early 1940s
Files
Description
Archtop
"16" wide non-cutaway body with checker binding, with unbound f-holes, checkerboard bound fingerboard with dot inlays, Gretsch / Electromatic logo on pearl 6-on a side peghead, original Harlin Brothers 6 on side tuners, trapeze tailpiece. One neck pickup, two knobs on top bouts, screw on the input jack."
Measurements
Length -Total: 107.8cm -Back Length: 51cm -Headstock: 20.5cm -Neck (nut to body): 36.4cm -F Holes: 14.1cm -Scale: 65.2cm (26in) Width -Upper Bout: 28cm -Waist: 22.5cm -Lower Bout: 39.5cm -Headstock at top: 8.1cm -Headstock at bottom: 6.5cm -Neck at nut: 4.2cm -Neck at body: 5.6cm Height -Rib at Heel: 9cm -Rib at Waist: 10.2cm -Rib at Bottom: 10.2cm Angle -Headstock: 12 degrees Pick-ups - Total: 0 Frets -Total frets: 19 -Body and neck join: 14th fret
Identifier
2023.008.018
Keywords
Gretsch, guitar, 6-string
Disciplines
History | Music
Recommended Citation
Gretsch Company, "Spanish guitar, Electromatic model" (2024). Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments. 83.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gretsch-artifacts/83
Copyright/Licensing
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