Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments
Van Eps guitar, model 6082
Creation Date (Approximate)
1968
Files
Description
"17" wide rounded single-cutaway body with bound 'F' holes, 7-string bound headstock with 'Gretsch - T roof' logo and Van Eps Model plate, ebony bound fingerboard with Neo-Classic inlays. Floating tuning fork bridge, roller bridge. Original gold hardware with G tailpiece, 2 Van Eps 7-string pickups, 2 knobs, one switch on the lower treble bout, and two switches on the upper bass bout. Original case."
Measurements
Length -Total: 112 cm -Back Length: 54 cm -Headstock: 23 cm -Neck (nut to body): 36 cm -F Holes: 18 cm -Scale: 62 cm (24.4 Inches Width -UpperBout: 30.5 cm -Waist: 26 cm -LowerBout: 43 cm -Headstock at top: 11 cm -Headstock at bottom: 10.5 cm -Neck at nut: 5.5 cm -Neck at body: 6.5 cm Height -Rib at Heel: 6.5 cm -Rib at Waist: 6.5 cm -Rib at Bottom: 6.5 cm Angle Headstock angle: 14.5 -Headstock: Pick-ups - Total: 2 Frets -Total frets: 22 frets -Body and neck join: 14th fret
Identifier
2023.008.033
Keywords
Gretsch, guitar, 7-string
Disciplines
History | Music
Recommended Citation
Gretsch Company, "Van Eps guitar, model 6082" (2024). Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments. 89.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gretsch-artifacts/89
Copyright/Licensing
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