Guitar Story
Guitar Story
In 1900, Gretsch family / Fred Gretsch Manufacturing Co., Brooklyn controlled the Gretsch name. No plant is on record for that year.[1]
A Gretsch guitar from 1900 belongs to whichever era was running on its product line that year. An era is a stretch when the company that controlled the name and the plant that built the line both stayed the same. If you know the line, the table below tells you which version of Gretsch you have. The name dates from 1883[1], 17 years before.
| Line | Controlled by | Parent | Built at | Era | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gretsch Brooklyn | Gretsch family / Fred Gretsch Manufacturing Co., Brooklyn | — | No plant on record | 1883–1916 | primary[1] |
Nothing changed in 1900. Every era running that year carried on from an earlier year, so a Gretsch from 1900 is the same version as one from 1899.
Every numbered marker on this page points here: the document, its grade and the passages relied on. An era is computed, so it cites the facts it was derived from. A fact marked “no source” has no claim attached yet.
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