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Topic: Gretsch 6120 60? |
George McLellan
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Duluth, MN USA
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Posted 23 Oct 2021 1:52 pm |
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Can anyone tell me if the first two numbers in the serial number is the year of it’s manufacturing?
Thanks,Geo |
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Bill Fisher
From:
Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 23 Oct 2021 2:08 pm
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Not to my knowledge. I have a 61 number made in 1956.
Bill |
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Bill Fisher
From:
Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 23 Oct 2021 2:12 pm
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Disregard previous. I misunderstood the question.
Bill |
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Ben Elder
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La Crescenta, California, USA
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Posted 23 Oct 2021 5:09 pm
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No. My 6120 is #3940x and according to Edward Ball, who wrote the book on 6120s, it was the first guitar of the last batch (usually 50; sometimes 25) of 6120s for 1960. Gretsch used several numbering sequence schemes over the years. I would refer you to Ball's book or else Jay Scott's reference book on all things Gretsch. The first 6120s would have been part of a sequence that started in the 1xxxxs and would have run into (guessing here) the 40000s or 50000s. By 1962, the 6120 was a rounded double cutaway with painted f-holes.
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George McLellan
From:
Duluth, MN USA
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Posted 23 Oct 2021 5:24 pm Thanks
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The first two numbers are: 94. That’s where the confusion comes in.
Geo |
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Bill Fisher
From:
Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2021 1:15 am
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Back, again. The 94 is probably one of the newer imports.
Just a guess, however.
Bill |
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George McLellan
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Duluth, MN USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2021 4:29 am Yes
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| Yes, it’s made in Japan, that’s correct. My first one I bought around 1961 but when I was sent to Vietnam in January, 1966 I sold it. I searched for one for many years when I got back and finally found one in the early 90’s but I don’t remember the year.Geo |
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