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title: "Inside The Gretsch Guitar Factory 1957/1970"
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# Inside The Gretsch Guitar Factory 1957/1970

**Brand:** trafford publishing
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- **What is this?** Inside The Gretsch Guitar Factory 1957/1970 by trafford publishing
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Inside The Gretsch Guitar Factory 1957/1970

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## Customer Reviews

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    Non existent Quality control at Gretsch
  

*by R***Y on Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2013*

As a guitar teacher ,player and repairman, i find Dan Duffy's pride in his roll at Gretsch insane....Gretsch suffered for years with accusations of shoddy workmanship and poor construction..most of which occured under Mr.Duffy's watch....Cracked inlays,pickguards and pickup surrounds were commom...poor paint jobs and inconsistantg metal plating et all. Gretsch was a great guitar in spite of these guys not because of them.  Even Chet Atkins was constantly unhappy with their factory workmanship to the point of pulling his endorsement in favor of Gibson...True, Baldwin destroyed the Gretsch name completely when they bought out the Gretsch name but the groundwork was already in place... As for the new Gretsches..Mr Duffy should play a few and maybe then he will understand what a great improvement the new Gretsch guitars are over the old ones. I have owned many vintage Gretsch guitars and can speak from experience the main difference is the ridiculous prices that are being asked for the old ones. To me ,Gretsch is like a Porsch..if you don't own one you don't understand...2/27/13..I just purchased a 6136 re issue and this instrument confirms my belief that the new Gretsch guitars are amazing.  I will cherish this baby always...

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    A Rare Glimpse Inside the World of a Guitar Manufacturer
  

*by O***R on Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2007*

Dan Duffy was the guy that tuned, played, inspected and finally signed-off on every guitar that left the Gretsch factory from the late '50s until 1970.  He tells what it was like to be there during the  boom caused by George Harrison's very public use of Gretsch guitars and he tells of the fallout when that boom passed and ended up with the comapny being sold to a piano manufacturer that ultimately presided over its demise.If you a are a Gretsch afficianado you'll enjoy this book a lot.

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    Fascinating Gretsch history
  

*by A***N on Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2008*

If you like Gretsch guitars, you need this book. Lots of info on general Gretsch history and behind-the-scenes events. Dan Duffy is an interesting figure, and he was there at what were arguably the critical years for the company.I have two negative points on this book: it's not very well organized, and it's written in all caps. The first is relatively minor, but the second makes it very difficult to read, at least for me. The revised version of the book may have fixed this. I have the first version (101 pages), as opposed to the later 167 page version. It's still worth having.

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