Plant
owned factory
Brooklyn, NY, USA[1]. Built for 1 brand on record.
conflict:K007 end 1970 vs mid-1969. Geolocated 2026-10-15: 60 Broadway, Brooklyn, geocoded as a building match; claim C427. opened changed from 1883 to 1916 on 2026-10-15 (guitarinsite S262, Crave S263); earlier sites (128 Middleton St, 104-110 S 4th St) not yet recorded.
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The point marks Brooklyn, NY, USA at city level. It shows the town, not the factory gate. Recorded place[1].
Every headstock this plant has built for, on record. A contract plant can sit behind several brands at once.
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| Years | Operator | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1883–1967 | Gretsch family / Fred Gretsch Manufacturing Co., Brooklyn | secondary[2] |
| 1967–1970 | D.H. Baldwin & Co. | secondary[2] |
The plant stays the same across these rows; the company behind the name does not.
| Years | Line | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916–1967[5, 2, 3, 4] | Gretsch Brooklyn | Gretsch family / Fred Gretsch Manufacturing Co., Brooklyn | — |
| 1967–1970[2, 6, 3, 4] | Gretsch Brooklyn | D.H. Baldwin & Co. | — |
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