![]() ![]() ![]() Gretsch guitars from this lengthy period are fairly easily dated with accuracy because from about 1939 (and perhaps even earlier) to 1966 they were numbered sequentially.īefore the end of World War II, serial numbers were simply written in pencil inside the body these have understandably tended to fade into illegibility and even vanish altogether in some instances. Here, we’ll look at instruments from the 1930s to 1966. Now we travel to the other end of the spectrum to the first 30 years or so of Gretsch guitars and their considerably different serial numbering schemes. Previously, we’ve discussed modern Gretsch serial numbers and how to read them. Close-up of a the label in a Gretsch New Yorker arch-top acoustic shows serial number 19730, dating the guitar to 1956. ![]()
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