The 714 was the
only Gretsch-built guitar that Sears ever offered.
Gretsch featured several Synchromatics around the mid-1940s, and the Model 100 (reflecting its $100 price
point?) featured standard f-holes, rather than the unique Gretsch 'teardrop'
holes.
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The 714 was a beautiful guitar, with a famously
unexpected
pedigree. It was built by Gretsch!
That's right, one of the greatest guitar makers ever actually
built a Silvertone model for Sears! Based on the 1940s
Synchromatic 100 model, the Silvertone 714 was
identical to its famous-name counterpart except for the legend on the headstock,
and even that shared the inlaid fancy script of the 'Synchromatic' model.
Only confirmed listing:
Fall/Winter 1946 as the 57G0714 at $94.50
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