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These are new instruments featured at Gryphon Stringed Instruments. Please note the dates on each of the review items, because I'll keep them archived here for reference. I'll be presenting instruments from time to time that I find personally interesting among the new items offered for sale at Gryphon. Some of them will be available on a continuing basis, while others may be one-of-a-kind, or in limited production. If you have an interest in one of these instruments, please click here.


Guitars (flat top steel string)

Collings

"Baby" - 10/9/99

Cowboy C-10 - 8/15/00

C-10 - 9/10/01
D-2H - 9/26/01
Brazilian Baby - 1/30/02
OM1A - 7/17/03
C-10 Western - 1/25/05

de Jonge

Brazilian Rosewood - 11/28/99

"Spinach" Cedar - 12/3/00

Zircote Guitar - 4/17/00

Cocobolo - 5/20/01


Martin

D-15 - 10/9/99

SPD-16M - 1/28/00

SP00-16RST - 8/5/00

"Terz" - 11/27/00

HD-28 - 4/25/01

Martin "Cowboy X"5/2/01

D-16BH - 3/5/02
SPD-16K2 - 6/20/02

Santa Cruz

"Tony Rice" D - 9/1/99

FS - 8/4/00

VJ - 3/17/02

Taylor

K-22 - 9/23/99

"Baby" - 12/4/99

25DR (25th Anniv.) 2/8/00

Gallery: "Koi" - 4/23/00

"Jewel" - 12/7/00

"Big Baby" - 8/10/00

414-CELTD - 1/28/02

W-12-CE - 2/7/01

710 - 9/7/01

NS-62CE - 2/26/02
PS -14C -3/25/02
T5 - 6/15/05


Other Makers
Gibson J-185 - 6/11/01

Gibson "Nick Lucas" - 9/1/99

Beneteau Birdseye Maple Jumbo - 4/5/01

C.Fox "CX" - 5/6/01

Dell' Arte "Leadbelly" 12-String - 11/3/01

Goodall RCJC - 5/11/00

Goodall MCJC - 3/6/01

Matsuda Fingerstyle Guitar - 6/12/01

National Resophonic Style "0" - 6/9/01

National Resophonic Tricone - 10/18/99

Reuter Resonator Fingerstyle Guitar - 9/5/00

Sakashta 7/8 Dreadnought - 8/3/00

Tacoma Thunderchief Acoustic Bass - 9/23/99

Thompson Mahogany Jumbo - 5/19/00

Tacoma Koa Papoose - 12/10/01

Threet "A" Koa - 4/5/01


Mandolins

Breedlove "Quartz OF" - 6/15/03
Breedlove "Cascade Custom" - 10/2/03
Moon Mandolins
Newson "F" Mandolin 9/20/02
Phoenix Neoclassical Mandolin 6/1/03
Phoenix Bluegrass Mandolin2/9/01
Weber "Bitterroot Mandolin12/12/00
Dell Arte Mandocello9/27/00
Gibson F-5 "Master Model" Replica 2/9/00
Gibson M-6 5/6/02
Petersen Octave Mandolin, Level 3 - 11/27/99
Mid-Missouri Mandolin, Sytle 2 - 11/20/99
Collings MT-2 Mandolin - 11/6/99
Collings MT-2 Birdseye - 6/18/02
Collings MF-5 Mandolin - 7/1/02
Collings MF-5 Blond - 6/29/03
Peter Coombe Mandolin- 10/25/99
Martin's Backpacker Mandolin - 9/7/99
Red Diamond "F" Mandolin - 9/11/99
Unicorn & Mustang MF-5 6/23/00
Shalloch Irish Mandolin3/31/01


Ukuleles

Armstrong "Yowl-A-Lele" - 9/26/01
Armstrong Keyhole Ukulele12/12/00
Armstrong Doghouse Uke 6/13/01
Kamaka "Ohta San" - 4/10/03
Kamaka Soprano Ukulele - 12/16/01
Kamaka Tenor Ukulele11/28/00
National Resophonic Ukulele - 6/23/00
It's a FLUKE - 9/10/99
"Uke" brand Concert Ukulele 6/23/00
Ukiyo "Vita Uke" Replica 4/2/02


Classical Guitars

John Dick Classical Guitar- 10/12/99
Hill "London" Model Parlor Guitar - 9/1/99
Hill "Torres" Classical Guitar- 12/15/01
Richard Prenkert, Spruce & Rosewood - 3/11/02


Archtop and Jazz Guitars

Collings 16" Archtop 3/25/03
Andersen "StreamLine" 1/1/02
Gibson 1934 L-5 Reissue2/7/01
Sakashta "Emblem 5 Special"5/19/00
Megas "Athena"5/7/00
Moustache "Selmer" 8/13/03
Dupont MD-50 "Django style" jazz guitar1/7/00


Banjos

Waldman Gut String - 9/20/06
Sullivan "Greenbriar" - 9/15/01
Chanterelle Fretless Banjo - 5/2/01
Deering Goodtime 12/6/00
Saga Banjo-Banjeaurine 2/11/00
Gourd Banjo by Robert Thornberg - 9/7/99
Reiter "Whyte Laydie" 5-string Banjo - 9/1/99
Gibson "Earl Scruggs" Mastertone 7/7/00
Deering Guitar Banjo 7/7/00
Deering Long Neck Banjo7/11/00


Dulcimers

Blue Lion 2R Dulcimer12/9/99

Ethnic Instruments

Cuban Tres3/3/01
Greek Bouzouki 3/5/01

Accessories

Ramsay Instrument and Music Stands 3/6/03


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