I can imagine what a chore it is to tune with those 2 Bigsby tremelo arms. But I bet it truly has some value being such a rare piece especially being made by a known manufacturer like Gretsch. I think you were very fortunate to aquire it when you did even if it was just to be tacky.

I used to play with a quitar player that used a Gretsch Country Gentleman. It was a very nice guitar, but the one thing I really remember it for was it had a cushioned back, which I'm guessing was to protect the back from belt buckles that many artists wore back in the 50s and 60s.