1967 Gretsch White Falcon — Model 6136 Mono | Brooklyn-Made | All Original | OHSC

1967 Gretsch White Falcon Model 6136 mono, serial number 127247, built at the Gretsch factory in **Brooklyn, New York**. This is the real deal — a double cutaway thin-body Falcon from the final year of Brooklyn production, dripping with gold sparkle binding, jeweled knobs, and that unmistakable White Falcon presence.

**This guitar has been play-tested and everything works.** Both Filter'Tron pickups (stamped U.S. Pat. 289237), all switches, all controls — fully functional. The neck is straight with minimal fret wear. Grover Imperial tuners turn smoothly and the Space Control bridge is original and intact.

What You're Getting

- 1967 Gretsch White Falcon 6136 mono, double cutaway, thin body

- Serial #127247 — Brooklyn, NY production confirmed

- Two original Filter'Tron humbucking pickups — both sounding fantastic

- Grover Imperial tuners — original, functioning properly

- Space Control bridge — original

- Ebony fingerboard with thumbnail inlays

- Gold sparkle binding throughout

- Original back cushion pad

- Original padded hardshell case (46" x 19.25" x 5.5")

Condition — Honest Assessment

This is a **65+ year old guitar that has been played** — it has real vintage character and honest wear, not a closet queen. Here's the full picture:

**Neck & Playability:** Straight neck. Minimal fret wear. Significant finish wear on the back of the neck and at the neck heel — this is where you can tell someone actually loved this guitar. It plays.

**Body & Finish:** Top has chips on the bass side lower bout and at the waist. Overall finish shows age-appropriate wear and patina — that creamy aged white that you simply cannot replicate on a reissue.

**Binding:** Separating at the back treble side and at the cutaways. Chipped at the lower horn. The rest of the gold sparkle binding presents well. This is the most common issue on vintage Gretsch guitars of this era and is an easy fix for any qualified luthier.

**Hardware:** Normal age-related tarnish and plating wear to metal parts — consistent with 65 years. All hardware is original and functional.

**Pickups & Electronics:** Both Filter'Trons are original and sound incredible. All pots, switches, and controls are fully operational.

**Other Notes:**

- Rhythm pickup frame has a chip

- Treble side string muffler is disconnected (simple reconnect)

- There is an unusual attachment between the bridge and string muffler — this is the only non-original element on the guitar

- Bass side muffler works as intended

Why This One Matters

1967 is the crossover year — the last of the Brooklyn-built Falcons before Baldwin moved production. These have the fit, finish, and build quality of the pre-Baldwin era with construction details that the later Arkansas-built guitars simply don't match. The binding joints are tighter, the hardware plating is heavier, and the overall resonance is noticeably superior to what came after.

This is not a reissue. This is not a Fender-era reproduction. This is a Brooklyn-built, 1967 Gretsch White Falcon — the guitar that Gretsch called "the finest guitar we know how to make." They weren't wrong.

**Ships in original hardshell case, fully insured.**