| WAYNE'S 1955 GRETSCH NEW YORKER PROJECT |
| Jessie, Here are some pics of the my 1955 Gretsch New Yorker. I was important to me that I install a pickup system that did not alter or require drilling holes in the guitar. Thanks for working with me to make this possible. I made a small clamp type plate to mount the tone and volume controls in the bottom F hole. I then routed the external end pin jack out through the top F hole in the guitar. I made a wooden holder for the end pin jack and attatched the wooden holder to the guitar using the original guitar end pin. No holes drilled and your dual pickup system gives me control and the rock-a-billy sound I was looking for from this nice old Gretsch. |
| WAYNE REALLY DID A GREAT JOB UPGRADING HIS VINTAGE GRETSCH WITH MODERN ELECTRONICS WHILE NOT COMPROMISING THE HISTORICAL INTEGRITY OF THIS BEAUTIFUL INSTRUMENT. THIS GUITAR TRULY IS A SHOWPIECE AND A GREAT PART OF THE GRETSCH HERITAGE. THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR PROJECT WAYNE!! |