Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments
Silver Hawk guitar, model 6117
Creation Date (Approximate)
1968
Files
Description
Custom
"16" wide, bound double-cutaway body, 2 Super'Tron pickup, 2 'G/Arrow' knobs and one switch on the lower treble bout, one knob on the upper treble bout, two switches on the upper bass bout, roller bridge, chrome hardware with G tailpiece, clear Gretsch pickguard, Neo Classic inlay. Bound Cat's Eye sound holes, Silver Hawk plate, and Gretsch T roof logo on the headstock. Original case."
Measurements
Length -Total: 105cm -Back Length: 52cm -Headstock: 19.5cm -Neck (nut to body): 35.5cm -F Holes: 16cm -Scale: 64cm (25.12in) Width -Upper Bout: 29.5cm -Waist: 24.5cm -Lower Bout: 39.5cm -Headstock at top: 9cm -Headstock at bottom: 9cm -Neck at nut: 4cm -Neck at body: 5cm Height -Rib at Heel: 4cm -Rib at Waist: 4.5cm -Rib at Bottom: 4.5cm Angle -Headstock: 14 degrees Pick-ups - Total: 2 Frets -Total frets: 22 -Body and neck join: 14th fret
Identifier
2023.008.022
Keywords
Gretsch, guitar, 6-string
Disciplines
History | Music
Recommended Citation
Gretsch Company, "Silver Hawk guitar, model 6117" (2024). Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments. 84.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gretsch-artifacts/84
Copyright/Licensing
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