Neck Reset: 1959 Gretsch 6120 Part 1

Part 1 of a neck reset on a Gretsch 6120 from the year 1959. This video was compiled with clips from to nearly identical guitars. I go over the procedure, and what makes this different than a flat top acoustic.
Special thank you to Brian Setzer for the opportunity to work on instruments from his collection.
Music provided by Mark Lavey
www.marklavey.com
/ @keythirteenmusic

[@Aeidotronics]

Good stuff. Love Gretsch. Nice shop cat!

[@stewsim]

Very cool!
Just happened to have one of these in currently for the same thing…
Love your Tuxie assistant….😻

[@MillCityLutherie]

I'll be posting a video of a 1957 getting the same thing done somewhere down the road. Better camera and editing this time around

[@vayabroder729]

Even Brian Setzer says the neck joints in these guitars are “questionable” but they are iconic. Pete Townshend recorded a couple of Who albums with one that Joe Walsh gave him.

[@ZARMUSIC-hx3gh]

😯

[@samreynolds8461]

I read in an interview that you reset the necks of Brian Setzer’s 6120’s. Are these Brian’s guitars?

[@MillCityLutherie]

Yes they are. My video of cleaning the electronics is also one of these guitars.

[@winston-bj7gu]

You didn't need to buildup the face of the tenon so it makes contact with face of the block?

[@MillCityLutherie]

Do you mean shim the dovetail joint? That's in part 2.

[@winston-bj7gu]

No, I mean the face of the neck tenon that comes into contact with the face of the neck block. If you're tilting the neck farther back than the original angle, a gap will develop at the top of the neck joint. I did a neck reset on a 1964 6117. It was made so poorly that there was a gap about a quarter of an inch at the top of the neck joint. I had to add additional wood so the tenon made full contact with the neck block. The neck screw was installed so high on the neck heel only the first 16th of an inch of the screw actually made contact with the face of the neck block.🙄@@MillCityLutherie

[@Meditech509]

Coo. See you tonight beautiful.

[@bolotskih675]

2:40 why there is a gap between the body and the fretboard? i see it on all gretsch hollowbodies

[@winston-bj7gu]

What you are see is what is called a "Floating Fretboard". They are designed this way as are most hollow body archtops. The belief is that you are not cutting into the top plate as much and allows the plate to vibrate more. This method of manufacturing was also done on the Gretsch Rock Jets, Duo Jets, etc. These guitars are not solid bodies but are in fact chambered