Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments
Chet Atkins guitar, model PX6120
Creation Date (Approximate)
1960
Files
Description
"16" wide cutaway body with two gold Filter'Tron pickups, 2 'G/arrow' knobs on lower treble bout, one on upper treble bout, two switches on top bass bout, compensating metal bridge, Bigsby Vibrato, bound ebony fingerboard with NeoClassic inlayed, Gretsch 'T' roof logo and horseshoe headstock, gold signpost and signature pickguard. With original white 6120 Gretsch case."
Measurements
Length -Total: 103.5 cm -Back Length: 51.5 cm -Headstock: 18.5 cm -Neck (nut to body): 35 cm -F Holes (design element): 18 cm -Scale: 60 cm (23.622 Inches) Width -UpperBout: 29 cm -Waist: 24 cm -LowerBout: 39.5 -Headstock at top: 8.5 cm -Headstock at bottom: 8 cm -Neck at nut: 4 cm -Neck at body: 5 cm Height -Rib at Heel: 7 cm -Rib at Waist: 7 cm -Rib at Bottom: 7 cm Angle -Headstock: 16 degrees Pick-ups - Total: 2 Frets -Total frets: 22 frets -Body and neck join: 14th fret
Identifier
2023.008.061
Keywords
Gretsch, guitar, 6-string
Disciplines
History | Music
Recommended Citation
Gretsch Company, "Chet Atkins guitar, model PX6120" (2024). Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments. 97.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gretsch-artifacts/97
Copyright/Licensing
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