THE GRETSCH
The guitar has had the tuning pegs replaced, although quite a good job has been done in doing so. It plays well, and has that great 'Gretsch' sound
There is a 'damper' for the strings, although the rubber has perished and would need replaced in the unlikely event that it was to be used
Some of the knobs are not original
circa 1963
Chet Atkins Gretsch
FOR SALE
This instrument was bought in or around 1963 in Lisburn and was originally played by the first owner (Tom McGrath) in various guitar groups during the Showband era
It was sold during the 1970's to a friend of mine (Willis Aiken) who subsequently sold it to me in or around the 1980's
I gave a sum of money and a Levin Goliath accoustic guitar in exchange
It has been used during the Showband re-
It has been valued at around £2500.00 with original knobs etc
OFFERS
In the region of £2000 will be considered
Payment can be by Paypal or as agreed
A UNIQUE opportunity to own a Collectors piece and a Quality instrument
E mail me in the first instance billy@billyswann.com
I am told that this guitar is part of a batch issued in 1963 and is a rare model in that it does NOT have the Gretsch ‘G’ motif on the headstock