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Well the basic idea came from an old Gretsch Bigsby Tailpiece I had - I
noticed that the cutout in the tail piece looked like the outline of
a Flying V body ....
... and I began to wonder what a Gretsch Flying V would look like.... Ive
never seen a Flying V with F-Holes or Filtertrons.... I could find all
the other parts - but the bound F-holes in the body and the
top and bottom binding would be key to getting the Gretsch feel. And after
trying unsuccessfully to find someone to make the body ; I finally found a
custom luthier who was willing to try and build it !!! ( Doug Christensen
in Utah alicia@nebonet.com if you want a real custom body )
I wanted to use T.V. Jones Filtertrons ( www.tvjones.com ) and a Bigsby to really give it a Gretsch vibe.....
....but the Bigsby didnt quite fit ( I had originally thought of using that
Gretsch Bigsby and mounting it Lonnie Mack style...) .....
..... so since 'Gretchon' is a Gibson / Gretsch hybrid - the '58 V
tailpiece will look right at home and the 'thru-body' string ferrules will increase
sustain and tone....... so far so good .. and the saga continues........
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