Gretsch Hawaiian Deluxe Limited Edition Acoustic Guitar.

2000 Gretsch G3440 Hawaiian Deluxe Acoustic.

This Hawaiian Deluxe Limited Edition acoustic guitar (this guitar is the nineteenth made) weighs 4.50 lbs. and has a nice, fat nut width of just 1 11/16 inches and a scale length of 24 3/4 inches. Solid Sitka spruce top, laminated maple back and sides, two-piece medium to thin maple neck with ebony center strip, and bound pearloid-like aged white moto celluloid fretboard with 20 frets and neo-classic black plastic thumbprint (half-moon) position markers. The soundhole ring is black/white/black/white/black plastic. Headstock with celluloid overlay. Individual Waverly tuners with butterbean metal buttons. Three-ply (black/white/black) plastic pickguard. Hawaiian-style bone bridge on an ebony base with six white pins. Serial number ("005440-19") on a label inside the soundhole. All hardware gold-plated. This guitar is in mint (9.50) condition. Housed in the original gig bag.

"In the most extensive guitar introduction of its 116 year history, the Gretsch Guitar Company introduced the new Gretsch Historic Series of acoustic and electric guitars. Taking popular designs from the 1930s through 1950s, these guitars offer classic styling with modern playability and features. Initially the line will contain 26 guitars in ten styles. The ten styles include five acoustic styles, the Hawaiian, Grand Concert, Dreadnought, Sierra Jumbo and Resonators. Many of the models are equipped with Fishman acoustic pickup systems. Three archtop electric Synchromatic models are featured along with the acoustic electric Streamliner and Jet Mainliner lap steel. 'The Gretsch Historic Series is a tribute to my ancestors and the fine guitars they developed and made from the 1920s through the 1950s,' explains Fred Gretsch, president of the Gretsch Guitar Company. 'After extensive research and development, we are proud to introduce the first 26 models in the Gretsch Historic Series.' Development of the guitars took two years. Due to fires at Gretsch factories and lost records, duplicating these vintage instruments was not as easy as it sounds. Many plans and records were not available. In addition, some of the materials and suppliers are not around any longer. An international team of guitar experts pursued and gathered all the information they could, including vintage catalogs, guitar books and journals, and the personal recollections of some of the people who worked on the original guitars. Several Gretsch innovations and patented designs are reintroduced on these guitars. The Synchromatic archtop guitars feature the patented stairstep bridge. The acoustic electric guitars have the Cat's eye sound holes, pioneered by Gretsch in the 1930s. And the pearloid-like headstock and fingerboard of the Hawaiian Deluxe brings back a look not seen for 50 years. ("Gretsch Guitar Company Introduces Historic Series Guitar Line" (December 22, 1999, Press Release) at http://news.harmony-central.com/Newp/1999/Gretsch-Historic-Series.html).