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Description
Description
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| Top Material: | Maple |
| Body Material: | Maple |
| Neck Material: | Maple |
| Fingerboard Material: | Rosewood |
| Neck Profile: | "C" |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12.00" |
| Nut Width: | 1-23/32" |
| Electronics: | Filter-tron single coil pickups and original electronics, with 3-way selector switch, master/neck/bridge volume controls, 3-way tone switch, and mute switch. The pull pieces for the pickups are not original and the metal covers of the pickups are somewhat bent and deformed. |
| Pickup Measurements: | neck: 3.32k ohms - bridge: 3.12k ohms |
| Weight: | 6lbs 14oz |
| Modifications/Repairs: | The headstock had broken and been was somewhat roughly repaired. There is a bold on the treble side of the headstock added for reinforcement. There is a line of glue visible on the back of the headstock where the pieces were rejoined. A portion of the headstock veneer is missing from the front of the headstock along the break. The neck has been reset. The bridge and tailpiece and tuners are not original. The volume knob has been replaced. One of the three swicth tips is replaced and mismatched. This guitar originally had painted on F-holes but a previous owner has cut them out and made real F-holes. |
| Case Details: | Non original hardshell case. The tolex is worn and has tears throughout. |
| Cosmetic Condition: | This vintage Gretsch guitar has had considerable play wear and repairs. It shows nice aging. The finish has checking throughout, the hardware shows normal tarnishing, and the binding is checked throughout. The headstock had a break, and was reglued at one point. There is a nut and bolt through the headstock under the high E tuner that was used as part of the repair. There are non original screw holes under the pickup rings suggesting that other pickups had been installed at one point. There is finish deamination and wear underneath the saddle. |
| Serial Number: | 82130 |
| Tech Notes: | This guitar plays well with optimal neck relief and low string action. The frets are medium-low with play wear |