Gryphon's 30th Birthday Party
© Frank Ford, 11/7/99; Photos by FF
October 30, 1999 marked the 30th anniversary of the founding of Gryphon Stringed Instruments. So what could we do? We had a big party!
We dug around in the attic, and dragged down a few instruments for a "museum" display:
That's a pair of vintage Gryphon guitars (circa 1971) flanking the Gryphon mandolin of the same period.
Some find turn-of-the-last-century banjos and guitars:
Some artifacts from Gryphon's early publicity efforts, and two more old time banjos:
And a collection of interesting vintage artifacts:
Being the day before Halloween, we put together a little section of the main display case:
Here's Nancy, whose boundless spirit catalyzed the whole affair:
No birthday party is complete without a birthday cake:
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