Model · Gretsch

7681 Atkins Super Axe

A Gretsch electric, introduced 1978^[1]. Built on the Gretsch Baldwin Arkansas line.

Baldwin era; one example dated 1978

How it changed

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Who owned it and where it was built

The eras of the Gretsch Baldwin Arkansas line in the years this model was made. No end year is on record, so the last row runs as far as the line does. The model rides on its line: when the owner or the plant changed, it changed for this model too.

Sources

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1. 1
   Wikipedia: wiki/Gretschgraded community
2. 2
   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"Era: Gretsch Baldwin Arkansas, 1978–1981
   • "merged Gretsch with Kustom in November 1979… Baldwin went bankrupt in 1983"Era: Gretsch Baldwin Arkansas, 1978–1981
3. 3
   GretschTech: The Baldwin Eragraded primary

   • The sale was completed on July 31, 1967.Era: Gretsch Baldwin Arkansas, 1978–1981
   • parent company Baldwin United declared bankruptcy in late 1983.Era: Gretsch Baldwin Arkansas, 1978–1981
4. 4
   chicagomusicexchange: blogs/news/the evolution of the gretsch soundgraded community

   • "moved to Booneville, Arkansas in 1970"Era: Gretsch Baldwin Arkansas, 1978–1981
5. 5
   jedistar: gretsch 2/ampgraded secondary

   • "Production continued in Arkansas until 1981"Era: Gretsch Baldwin Arkansas, 1978–1981
6. 6
   bluebookofguitarvalues: gretsch company history 1973-presentgraded secondary