Guitar Story
Guitar Story
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6 facts on this site cite this source, across Gretsch. A quoted passage is the text the fact relies on.
| Fact | Years | Records | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.H. Baldwin & Co. owns Gretsch[1] | 1967–1984 | Gretsch, D.H. Baldwin & Co. | "In 1967, Fred Gretsch, Jr. sold the Gretsch Company to… D. H. Baldwin" … "merged Gretsch with Kustom in November 1979… Baldwin went bankrupt in 1983" |
| Baldwin Piano & Organ Co. (Richard Harrison) owns Gretsch[1] | 1984–1984 | Gretsch, Baldwin Piano & Organ Co. (Richard Harrison) | "bought the Baldwin music divisions in 1984" |
| Gretsch family / Fred Gretsch Manufacturing Co., Brooklyn ran Gretsch Brooklyn (60 Broadway)[1] | 1883–1967 | Gretsch Brooklyn (60 Broadway), Gretsch family / Fred Gretsch Manufacturing Co., Brooklyn | "Manufacturing continued for 3 years at the 60 Broadway factory" |
| D.H. Baldwin & Co. ran Gretsch Brooklyn (60 Broadway)[1] | 1967–1970 | Gretsch Brooklyn (60 Broadway), D.H. Baldwin & Co. | "Manufacturing continued for 3 years at the 60 Broadway factory" |
| Hagner Musical Instruments ran Gretsch Booneville AR[1] | 1973–1978 | Gretsch Booneville AR, Hagner Musical Instruments | "Baldwin re-acquired control… in 1978" |
| Gretsch Brooklyn built at Gretsch Brooklyn (60 Broadway) (full build)[1] | 1916–1970 | Gretsch, Gretsch Brooklyn (60 Broadway) | "Manufacturing continued for 3 years at the 60 Broadway factory" |
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