Guitar Story
Guitar Story
In 1994, Fred Gretsch Enterprises, Ltd. (Fred W. and Dinah Gretsch) controlled the Gretsch name. Its one line on record was built at Terada Gakki (Japan).[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
A Gretsch guitar from 1994 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], 111 years before.
| Line | Controlled by | Parent | Built at | Era | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gretsch Professional Collection (Japan) | Fred Gretsch Enterprises, Ltd. (Fred W. and Dinah Gretsch) | — | Terada Gakki Nagoya, Aichi, Japan[7] | 1989–2003 | secondary[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] |
Nothing changed in 1994. Every era running that year carried on from an earlier year, so a Gretsch from 1994 is the same version as one from 1993.
Terada Gakki. See every brand each plant built for, and every plant in the same country:
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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