"Historic" Series Of Guitars Debuts.In the most extensive guitar introduction in its 116-year history, the Gretsch Guitar Company has unveiled the "Historic" Series of acoustic and electric guitars. Taking popular designs from the 1930s through 1950s, these guitars offer classic styling with modern playability and features. Initially, the line will contain 26 guitars in ten styles. The ten styles include five acoustic styles: Hawaiian, Grand Concert, Dreadnought, Sierra Jumbo, and Resonator resonator /res·o·na·tor/ (rez´o-na?ter) 1. an instrument used to intensify sounds. 2. an electric circuit in which oscillations of a certain frequency are set up by oscillations of the same frequency in another . Many of the models are equipped with Fishman acoustic pickup systems. Three archtop electric Synchromatic models are featured, along with the acoustic-electric Streamliner and Jet Mainliner lap steel. "The Gretsch Historic Series is a tribute to my ancestors Ancestors See also father; heredity; mother; origins; parents; race. archaism an inclination toward old-fashioned things, speech, or actions, especially those of one’s ancestors. Also archaicism. — archaist, n. and the fine guitars they developed and made from the 1920s through the 1950s," explained Fred Gretsch, president. "After extensive research and development, we're proud to introduce the first 26 models in the Gretsch Historic Series." Two years were spent in the development of these guitars. Due to fires at Gretsch factories and lost records, duplicating these vintage instruments was not as easy as it sounds. Many plans and records were not available. In addition, some of the materials and suppliers are no longer in existence. An international team of guitar experts pursued and gathered all the information they could, including vintage catalogs, guitar books, journals, and the personal recollections of some of the people who worked on the original guitars. The results are astounding a·stound tr.v. a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise. [From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen, . Several Gretsch innovations and patented designs are reintroduced on these guitars. The Synchromatic archtop guitars An archtop guitar is a steel-stringed acoustic or semi-acoustic guitar with a full body and a distinctive arched belly, whose sound is particularly popular with blues and jazz players. feature the patented stairstep stair·step n. 1. A step in a staircase. 2. stairsteps A staircase. 3. One of a series of objects or items grouped progressively according to height. tr. & intr.v. bridge. The acoustic electric guitars have the cats-eye sound holes, pioneered by Gretsch in the 1930s. And the pearloid-like headstock headstock substantial wooden or metal fixed apparatus for restraining a cow by the neck in a crush, milking parlor or feed stalls. There is a bar or tongue which is swiveled at the bottom and can be opened at the top. and fingerboard of the Hawaiian Deluxe brings back a look not seen for 50 years. For more information on the Historic Series of acoustic and electric guitars, write to Gretsch Guitar Company, P.O. Box 2468, Savannah, Georgia Savannah is a city located in (and the county seat of) Chatham County, Georgia (USA). The city's population was 128,500 in 2005, according to the most recent U.S. Census estimate. Savannah was the first colonial and state capital of Georgia. 31402. Web site: www.gretsch.com. |
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