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Huss and Dalton Guitar Company

The story of the Huss and Dalton Guitar Company began when Jeff Huss moved from North Dakota to Virginia in 1984 in search of good bluegrass music....

The Magic Fluke Co. Ukuleles

Dale and Phyllis Webb started the Magic Fluke Company in 1999 at the dawn of the current ukulele revival. Phyllis’s brother, the author and ukulele...

Restoring Judy Collins' Guild 12-String

“If I buy this guitar, can you restore it for me?” Now, there’s a question that ordinarily strikes fear and panic into this old heart of mine as I ...

Watch Out for Heat Stress!

 Excess heat is one of the most unrecognized and destructive forces that act on stringed instruments. I'm talking about the kind of heat that build...

1960's Hofner Beatle Bass neck reset...

A very cool 60’s Hofner Beatle bass landed on the repair counter recently. The owner explained that the neck fell off when he last took it out of t...

Our Favorite Yankee and his Granite State Guitar

Of course Gryphon has more than its share of California natives, but repair department ace Brian Michael is from the other side of the continent. B...

Why Set-Ups Count

Why Set-Ups Count (especially when giving a uke or guitar as a gift)You’re giving a ukulele or guitar to a beginner, so making sure the instrument ...

Why We Buy Multiple Guitars

Richard Johnston-(Published in Premier Guitar Magazine, April 2018)This article was inspired by a conversation with a long time friend of the shop,...

Taylor’s New “V-Class” Top Bracing

We are very excited to announce the arrival of Taylor’s new V-Class series of guitars here at Gryphon. Named for the distinctive shape of the new b...

Adapting Waverly Tuners

Frank Ford -The patient is a venerable 1932 Martin OM-28  -  a guitar that has been known for decades as a holy grail of fingerstyle guitars. Unfor...

Back to the Future of Open-Back Banjos

Often regarded as America's indigenous instrument, the banjo has a complex history. That's not surprising when you consider that it's been a big pa...

New World Guitars

Kenny Hill has been building classical guitars since 1972. His New World Guitars brand was established in the early 2000s to bring easy-to-play, at...