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GRETSCH 6129 SILVER JET 1957
We are happy to offer for sale this all-original Silver Jet in immaculate condition, a very rare find. Details as follows:
Year of manufacture: 1957
Country of origin: USA (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Serial number: 26243
Body: 13.25" wide, 2" deep chambered mahogany back; arched laminated maple top with silver sparkle drum-wrap finish
Weight: 6.85 lbs
Neck: Mahogany set-neck with a 24.5" scale length
Fretboard: 12" radius Rosewood fingerboard with Hump Block pearloid inlays and 22 frets
Pickups: Two DeArmond Dynasonic single-coil pickups with large, adjustable pole pieces
Controls: 3-position pickup selector toggle; master volume (upper bout), independent neck/bridge volume knobs, and a master tone knob
Bridge: Chrome-plated Melita Synchro-Sonic adjustable bridge
Tailpiece: "G" cutout tailpiece
Extra hardware: Original armrest
Headstock: "T-roof" Gretsch logo with a single-bound peghead and open-backed Grover Sta-Tite
Binding: Multiple white/black/white top binding and single-bound fretboard
Condition: 8/10
Case: OHSC (Original Gretsch Hard-Shell Case)
Comments:
The 6129 Silver Jet was introduced as a "glamour" version of the 6128 Duo Jet. It famously used silver sparkle drum-casing laminate for the top, a design choice inspired by Gretsch's heritage in manufacturing sparkle-finish drums. Despite being marketed as a solidbody, the Silver Jet is a chambered guitar. It consists of a mahogany body with large routed-out internal cavities and a pressed laminate maple top. This construction gives it a resonant, "semi-hollow" acoustic character and keeps the weight low. This 1957 model with serial #26243 sits right in the classic era before Gretsch switched to Filter'Tron humbuckers in 1958. These pre-58 models are highly sought after for their DeArmond Dynasonic single-coil pickups, which are known for their percussive, punchy "twang" popular in rockabilly. 1957 was also the year "Hump Block" inlays became standard, replacing the earlier plain block inlays.
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