Featuring a petite and portable parlor body shape and a short 24“ scale length, the Jim Dandy™ Parlor punches above its weight with a distinct tonal clarity and throaty midrange for which parlor guitars are so beloved.
The X-braced body is crafted with select lightweight laminate tonewoods for an optimal balance of woody vintage tone and reliable durability, while the “C”-shape neck presents an inviting feel for hours of old-timey inspiration. Period-correct details such as a vintage-style pinned bridge, “G”-graphic pickguard, painted pinstripe purfling, 3-on-a-plate open-gear tuning machines and oversized dot fingerboard inlays combine for a nostalgic personality destined for any barnburner or jamboree.
Well suited for everything from bluesy porch pickin’ to speakeasy swingin’, the Gretsch Jim Dandy Parlor is a ramblin’ companion for newbies and old-timers alike.
FEATURES
- Basswood body with X-bracing
- 12th fret, 24”-scale nato set neck
- Vintage-style 18 frets
- Synthetic bone nut
- Walnut fingerboard with pearloid dot inlays
- String-through walnut bridge with compensated saddle
- Single-ply white pickguard with “G” graphic
- 1950s-style vintage open-gear die-cast tuningmachines and vintage end-pin strap buttons
Specifications
General
- SERIES: Jim Dandy™
- ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
- COLOR: Rex Burst
- COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: ID
Neck
- HEADSTOCK: 1950’s Gretsch® 3×3
- NECK MATERIAL: Nato
- NECK FINISH: Semi-Gloss
- NECK SHAPE: “C” Shape
- FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 12″ (305 mm)
- FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Walnut
- POSITION INLAYS: White Pearloid Dot
- NUMBER OF FRETS: 18 (12 to Body)
- TRUSS ROD: Single-Action
- TRUSS ROD NUT: 4 mm Hex
- STRING NUT: Synthetic Bone
- NUT WIDTH: 1.69″ (43 mm)
- NUT MATERIAL: Synthetic Bone
Body
- BODY: Basswood
- BODY FINISH: Semi-Gloss
- BODY SHAPE: Parlor
- BODY TOP: Laminated Basswood
- BODY BINDING: Aged White
- BODY BACK: Laminated Basswood
- BODY SIDES: Laminated Basswood
- BODY STYLE: Gretsch® Parlor Acoustic
- BODY MATERIAL: Basswood
- BRACING: X-Bracing
- WAIST: 7.8″ (19.8 cm)
- ROSETTE: White/Black Rings
Hardware
- BRIDGE: Walnut with Compensated Saddle
- BRIDGE PINS: Aged White
- PICKGUARD: 1-Ply White with “G” Graphic
- HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel
- TUNING MACHINES: Open-Gear Die-Cast
- STRINGS: D’Addario® EJ16 Phosphor Bronze, Light (.012-.053 Gauges)
- STRAP BUTTONS: Vintage End-Pin
Measurements
- DIMENSIONS: 6.00×18.00×41.50 IN
- SHIPPING WEIGHT: 7.90 LB
- UPPER BOUT: 9.31″ (237 mm)
- LOWER BOUT: 12.6″ (320 mm)
- BODY DEPTH: 3.75″ (95 mm)
- BODY LENGTH: 17.8″ (45.2 cm)
- FRET SIZE: Vintage
- SCALE LENGTH: 24″ (610 mm)
- SHIPPING LENGTH: 41.50 IN
- SHIPPING HEIGHT: 6.00 IN
- SHIPPING WIDTH: 18.00 IN

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