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GRETSCH ELDORADO (MODEL 6040/6041)

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strings

No. of Strings

6

body

Body Type

Hollow

frets

No. of Frets

21

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Weight

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GRETSCH ELDORADO (MODEL 6040/6041) Description

- single round cutaway body, arched spruce top, maple back/sides, two f-holes, triple-bound top and back, maple neck, 21-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearloid hump top and black/white/black slash block inlay, triple-bound black face headstock with slanted logo inlay and "Synchromatic"/tusk decoration, three-per-side gold tuners, adj. ebony stairstep bridge, "G" logo trapeze tailpiece, triple-bound raised pickguard, gold hardware, available in Natural (6041) or Sunburst (6040) finish, 18 in. body width, mfg. 1955-1970.

This model was introduced in 1955 as a custom order only. In 1959 or 1960, thumbprint fingerboard inlays replaced humptop inlays and the "Gretsch" logo replaced the "Synchromatic" logo. By 1968, Natural finish was disc.

GRETSCH ELDORADO (MODEL 6040/6041) Specs

Orientation:
Right-Handed
Number Of Strings:
6
String Type:
Steel
Number Of Frets:
21
Fret Size:
--
Tuner Layout:
3 by 3
Nut Style:
Normal
Nut Width(inches):
--
Nut Material:
Bone
Neck Material:
Maple
Neck Joint Style:
Set-Neck
Neck Shape:
U-Shape
TailpieceType:
Trapeze tailpiece
Fret Board Material:
Ebony
Fretboard Radius (inches):
--
Fret Board Style:
Standard
Inlay Style:
pearloid hump top and black/white/black slash block inlays
Inlay Material:
Custom Materials
Body Type:
Hollow
Body Shape/Style/Series:
Single Cutaway
Body Material:
Maple
Veneer:
Ebony
Body Finish:
Natural
Body Color:
Natural
Pick-Guard Material:
Tortoiseshell
Pick Guard Color:
Triple-bound tortoiseshell raised pickguard
Sound Hole Size:
--
Sound Hole Shape:
Two f-holes
Year From:
1955
Year To:
1970
Country Of Origin:
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