Gretsch guitars in the 1970s

Through the 1970s, D.H. Baldwin & Co. controlled the Gretsch name, and 2 plants built it: Gretsch Booneville AR and Gretsch Mexico small runs (location unverified).^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

2 eras touch the 1970s across 1 line. The version changed in 1970, 1978 and 1979. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Gretsch.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at	Changed
1970	D.H. Baldwin & Co.	Gretsch Booneville AR^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}	yes
1971	D.H. Baldwin & Co.	Gretsch Booneville AR^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}
1972	D.H. Baldwin & Co.	Gretsch Booneville AR^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}
1973	D.H. Baldwin & Co.	Gretsch Booneville AR^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}
1974	D.H. Baldwin & Co.	Gretsch Booneville AR^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}
1975	D.H. Baldwin & Co.	Gretsch Booneville AR^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}
1976	D.H. Baldwin & Co.	Gretsch Booneville AR^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}
1977	D.H. Baldwin & Co.	Gretsch Booneville AR^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}
1978	D.H. Baldwin & Co.	Gretsch Booneville AR, Gretsch Mexico small runs (location unverified)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}	yes
1979	D.H. Baldwin & Co.	Gretsch Booneville AR^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}	yes

Eras in the 1970s

Line	Years	Controlled by	Built at	Grade
Gretsch Baldwin Arkansas	1970–1981	D.H. Baldwin & Co.	Gretsch Booneville AR	secondary^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}
Gretsch Baldwin Arkansas	1978–1979	D.H. Baldwin & Co.	Gretsch Mexico small runs (location unverified)	secondary^{[1, 2, 5]}

Other brands in the 1970s

Gretsch, year by year

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Sources

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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acousticmusic: guitar music research/guitar information/large shop guitar builders/gretschgraded secondary
- "In 1967, Fred Gretsch, Jr. sold the Gretsch Company to… D. H. Baldwin"Gretsch in the 1970s: owners and plants
- "merged Gretsch with Kustom in November 1979… Baldwin went bankrupt in 1983"Gretsch in the 1970s: owners and plants
2
GretschTech: The Baldwin Eragraded primary
- The sale was completed on July 31, 1967.Gretsch in the 1970s: owners and plants
- parent company Baldwin United declared bankruptcy in late 1983.Gretsch in the 1970s: owners and plants
3
chicagomusicexchange: blogs/news/the evolution of the gretsch soundgraded community
- "moved to Booneville, Arkansas in 1970"Gretsch in the 1970s: owners and plants
4
jedistar: gretsch 2/ampgraded secondary
- "Production continued in Arkansas until 1981"Gretsch in the 1970s: owners and plants
5
bluebookofguitarvalues: gretsch company history 1973-presentgraded secondary
- Baldwin had experimented briefly with guitar production at their Mexican organ facilities, producing perhaps 100 Southern Belle guitars (basically renamed Country Gentlemans) between 1978 and 1979.Gretsch in the 1970s: owners and plants

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