


Gretsch . . . It’s All About Family
Gretsch has been all about family since 1883 beginning with company founder Friedrich Gretsch! Here’s one family story recently brought to light . . . Born in 1908, Ralph DeCostanzo was an ambitious 16-year-old living with family in Brooklyn, New York. In the...
The Fred Thread: Four Gretsch Presidents Named…Fred (Fred #4)
Fred #4: Fred W. Gretsch – Leading The Return Of “That Great Gretsch Sound.” In 1984, ownership of the Gretsch Company returned to the Gretsch family and was placed in the capable hands of Fred William Gretsch, the great-grandson of founder Friedrich (and the son of...
Women of “That Great Gretsch Sound.” Generation 3: Sylvia
Multi-talented First Lady to Bill Gretsch and mother of current president, Fred W. Gretsch. Sylvia Gretsch was an independent, outgoing, multi-talented lady who helped her husband, Bill, during the “scaled-down production” war years at Gretsch during World War II....