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  • The Gretsch Drum Book by Rob Cook book cover
  • The Gretsch Drum Book by Rob Cook book cover
  • The Gretsch Drum Book by Rob Cook book cover
  • The Gretsch Drum Book by Rob Cook book cover
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The Gretsch Drum Book

by Rob Cook

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A company history paired with a collector’s dating guide

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A company history paired with a collector’s dating guide

Rob Cook’s account traces the Gretsch Drum Company from its 1883 founding through changes in management and its later partnership with KMC Music. Alongside the business history, the book documents Gretsch’s artist relations, including an alphabetical roster of endorsers from 1936 to 2012 and photographs of more than 200 of them. Its reference section organizes the company’s catalogues and instruments across a 130-year span, covering colors, badges, snare drums, kits, and hardware. The combination makes the volume both a corporate chronicle and a detailed record of how Gretsch drums and related products can be identified and dated.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Gretsch drum collectors seeking historical and dating references
  • Readers interested in the history of musical-instrument companies
  • Drummers curious about Gretsch endorsers and product catalogs

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Company historyDrum identification and datingArtist endorsementsMusical-instrument catalogs

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Book overview

(Book). The Gretsch Drum Book by Rob Cook in collaboration with John Sheridan is a complete business history of the Gretsch Drum Company and dating guide for Gretsch drums. From the founding of the company in 1883, every significant management change of direction is discussed right up to the current era in which owner Fred W. Gretsch partners with KMC Music. A history of Gretsch artist relations includes an alphabetic list of every Gretsch drum endorser from 1936 to 2012 with photos of over 200 of them. The dating guide illustrates every catalog, color, badge, snare drum, drum kit, and hardware item catalogued through the 130-year history of Gretsch drums.
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