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Jan 1, 2018 · The Gretsch Company was founded in 1883 when a German immigrant named Friedrich Gretsch opened a small musical instrument shop in Brooklyn, New York. When Friedrich died suddenly in 1895, his fifteen-year-old son, Fred Gretsch Sr., took over the company.
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Gretsch is an American company that manufactures and markets 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.
Dinah Gretsch joins the Gretsch Company in Ridgeland, South Carolina during the banjo manufacturing era and then helps bring the company back to family ownership in 1984. 1984 The Family Business
It all began in 1883, when 27-year-old Friedrich Gretsch, a German immigrant, founded his shop in Brooklyn, New York, and began to make banjos, drums and tambourines. Only 12 years later Friedrich died, leaving the fledgling company in the hands of his teenage son Fred.
Gretsch – A Legacy of Family. The year 2024 marks Gretsch’s 141st year of being a manufacturer of the world’s finest guitars and drums for generations of musicians, music lovers, artists, and fans. These 141 years also represent a family legacy unlike any other in the music industry.
Dec 26, 2023 · Before the guitars, there was a family: as the firm celebrates 140 years of music-making, Gretsch tells us about the people behind the instruments
Mar 30, 2018 · Gretsch is a family company, now headed by the fourth generation, Fred W. Gretsch, and his wife, Dinah Gretsch. The fifth generation is also at work, with daughter Lena Thomas, who is playing...
