The jewel in Gretsch’s crown came in the form of a guitar called the White Falcon. Originally intended as a one-off display centrepiece for the 1954 NAMM trade show, it ended up turning so many heads ...

Proctor said that the gold-plated, white enamelled Gretsch White Falcon guitar — the axe of choice for Elvis Presley — was regarded as “the most beautiful guitar in the world” when it came ...