Gretsch Guitar
Exhibit in John Rylands Library...
Gretsch is an American company that manufactures musical instruments. The company was founded in 1883 in Brooklyn, New York by Friedrich Gretsch, a 27-year-old German immigrant, shortly after his arrival to the United States. Friedrich Gretsch manufactured banjos, tambourines, and drums until his death in 1895. Wikipedia
Made famous by players such as George Harrison, Chet Atkins, Bo Diddley...
John Lennon played one on Paperback Writer by the Beatles.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYvkICbTZIQ&ab_channel=TheBea...
ADDENDUM; This guitar belongs to Johnny Marr - The highly acclaimed Manchester guitarist of the 'Smiths' - seminal band of the eighties... It is part of a Pop Archive Exhibition on show at The John Rylands Library from May 19 until Feb 4 2023.
Gretsch Guitar
Exhibit in John Rylands Library...
Gretsch is an American company that manufactures musical instruments. The company was founded in 1883 in Brooklyn, New York by Friedrich Gretsch, a 27-year-old German immigrant, shortly after his arrival to the United States. Friedrich Gretsch manufactured banjos, tambourines, and drums until his death in 1895. Wikipedia
Made famous by players such as George Harrison, Chet Atkins, Bo Diddley...
John Lennon played one on Paperback Writer by the Beatles.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYvkICbTZIQ&ab_channel=TheBea...
ADDENDUM; This guitar belongs to Johnny Marr - The highly acclaimed Manchester guitarist of the 'Smiths' - seminal band of the eighties... It is part of a Pop Archive Exhibition on show at The John Rylands Library from May 19 until Feb 4 2023.