Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments
Jet Fire Bird guitar, model PX6131
Creation Date (Approximate)
1956
Files
Description
"13 1/4" wide, 2" deep, single cutaway, mahogany body,two2 chrome DeArmond pickups,three3 knobs on lower treble bout,one1 knob on cutaway,one1 switch on upper bass bout, Gretsch G-cut tailpiece, Black pickguard with Gretsch logo in white, triple-bound top, single-bound fingerboard and headstock, 'Gretsch t-roof' logo on headstock, 24 1/2" scale, chrome hardware, ebony fingerboard with Neo-Classic inlays, Melita bridge, original open back tuners. Original case."
Measurements
Length -Total: 99.5 cm -Back Length: 45.5 cm -Headstock: 17.5 cm -Neck (nut to body): 38.5 cm -F Holes (design element): -Scale: 63 (24.8031 Inches) Width -UpperBout: 36 cm -Waist: 21.3 cm -LowerBout: 33.3 cm -Headstock at top: 6.5 cm -Headstock at bottom: 6 cm -Neck at nut: 4 cm -Neck at body: 5.3 cm Height -Rib at Heel: 4.3 cm -Rib at Waist: 4.3 cm -Rib at Bottom: 4.3 cm Angle -Headstock: 15 degrees Pick-ups - Total: 2 Frets -Total frets: 22 frets -Body and neck join: 16th fret
Identifier
2023.008.065
Keywords
Gretsch, guitar, 6-string
Disciplines
History | Music
Recommended Citation
Gretsch Company, "Jet Fire Bird guitar, model PX6131" (2024). Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments. 94.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gretsch-artifacts/94
Copyright/Licensing
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