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Featured at Gryphon ...

These were new instruments featured at Gryphon Stringed Instruments between 2000 & 2005. 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 may be available on a continuing basis, while others are one-of-a-kind, or in limited production.

Guitars (flat top steel string)
Collings
"Baby" - 10/9/99
Cowboy C-10 - 8/15/00
C-10 - 9/10/01
Collings SJ-Deluxe - 9/22/01
D-2H - 9/26/01
Brazilian Baby - 1/30/02
OM1A - 7/17/03
CJ Deluxe Sunburst - 10/1/03
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
Snakewood Binding - 3/19/02
"Curly Burly Koa" - 6/14/03

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
Five Special Custom Guitars! 6/1/02
SPD-16K2 - 6/20/02
Special Figured Koa 7/28/05

Santa Cruz
Quilted Mahogany OM - 11/6/02
Sunburst Maple H - 10/12/00
"Tony Rice" D - 9/1/99
FS - 8/4/00
Brazilian Rosewood OM - 4/5/03
VJ - 3/17/02
Quilted Mahogany VA - 8/19/02

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
Allison J1-B Koa - 9/16/06
Gibson J-185 - 6/11/01
Gibson "Nick Lucas" - 9/1/99
Gibson "Southern Jumbo" - 6/23/03
Gibson Koa Nick Lucas - 7/4/03
Beneteau Cocobolo Cutaway- 10/3/02
Beneteau Birdseye Maple Jumbo - 4/5/01
Borges 12-fret 000 - 2/25/02
Carter Koa Fingerstyle - 9/28/05
C.Fox "CX" - 5/6/01
Dell' Arte "Leadbelly" 12-String - 11/3/01
Goodall RCJC - 5/11/00
Goodall MCJC - 3/6/01
Huss & Dalton "DRH" - 2/3/01
Huss & Dalton "CM" - 3/23/02
Matsuda Brazilian Rosewood - 12/9/03
Matsuda Deluxe Cutaway - 6/25/03
Matsuda Fingerstyle Guitar - 6/12/01
Matsuda Cutaway Guitar -11/15/99
National Resophonic "Radio Tone"- 4/8/02
- 2/20/02
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 "Gryphon" - 8/20/04
Threet "C" Rosewood - 10/4/02
Threet "E" Rosewood - 9/7/99
Threet "A" Koa - 4/5/01
Threet "E" Cutaway - 9/23/01
Traveler "Speedster" - 3/3/02

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 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