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Uke For Beginners
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Sat, May 19, 2012 |
The ukulele is a fun and easy instrument to play. Its distinctive sound has intrigued people worldwide for many years. Today it enjoys a soaring popularity! This class will cover the basics of playing an ukulele. Emphasis will be on the following topics: ukulele notation and tablature; the magic 3 chords needed to play hundreds of songs, strumming and picking technique; using major and minor scales to improvise.
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Intermediate Ukulele
with Hiram Bell |
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This Week |
Sat, May 19, 2012 |
Not just a novelty instrument, the ukulele has made strides towards higher forms of musical interpretation. Originally relegated to the role of ballad accompaniment, the uke has now become a front instrument. This course will cover skills needed to perform more challenging music. Topics include the following: spelling chords, arrangements and compositions, strumming and picking, modal scales, improvising in different styles of music.
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Taylor Guitars Service Event at Gryphon
with Taylor Guitars |
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Thu, May 31, 2012 |
Join us at Gryphon Stringed Instruments for an exclusive service event. Meet Taylor Service Network Manager Rob Magargal, who will demonstrate Taylor's innovative guitar designs including the NT neck and ES electronics. Meet Gryphon's service staff and Taylor sales reps Billy Gill, Aaron Dablow and Zach Arntz. Learn more about proper guitar care and maintenance. Come early to hang and play some incredible one-off Taylors!
The fun begins at 6:00 pm
Admission is free and open to the public.
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Western Singing (Cowboy Songs)
with Liz Masterson |
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Sat, Jun 02, 2012 |
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Western Yodeling
with Liz Masterson |
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Sat, Jun 02, 2012 |
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Finger-style Ukulele By Ear (All Levels)
with Jim D'Ville |
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Sat, Jun 09, 2012 |
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| Hot Car Trunk Warning! |
 Yep, it's that time of year again....
By that we just mean it's getting warmer. We're all grateful for spring, but when the sun comes out for hours at a time your car trunk can get pretty hot, even when the outside temperature is cool. That means on any sunny day a car is no place for a guitar, or for any wooden instrument like a uke or a mandolin as well.
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| Gryphon T-Shirt prices go up June 1st! |
We've been ignoring the price increases on our Gryphon T-shirts for several years, but now that we're actually losing money on some colors we're going to have a modest price increase. Starting June 1st all Gryphon Tees will cost at least $12, instead of just $10, and some will be a bit more than $12.
Is anybody else dumb enough to sell 100% cotton heavyweight T-shirts for only $12? Why are we so proud of being sort of stupid? We're vain, that's the obvious answer, we want to see Gryphon T-shirts worn all over the world, and since we're too busy to do much traveling we need YOU to do that for us!
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| Here's a guitar brand you don't see every day |
 Gryphon hasn't had any D'Angelico guitars lately, and it's been a long time since we had a lovely blond Excel model. This one also has "provenance," as it was owned and played for many years by Cyd Smith, and was on the cover of her CD of the same title. Cyd is well-known among the Puget Sound Guitar Workshop alums and has also taught at many California Coast Music Camp classes (she's teaching at both again this summer). This 1945 D'Angelico is in great original condition, with its original hardshell case. Click here to see more photos, and check out the incredible figure in that maple neck!
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| Looking for a Case? |
 We're getting a head start on spring cleaning and found a lot of old and new cases in our attic that have been taking up too much space. Some are vintage cases for specific makes and models, some are new cases with some scuffs and dust, but we'll be putting them on our website with photos regardless. We'll give a brief description if we can find the time. You just never know what we'll find up there, so check the "Instrument Cases" category in the left hand column to see if that case you've been looking for is available. We found a 1950s Gibson mandolin case buried in our attic last week, and by the tag on the handle we could tell it had been up there for over 20 years!
There are a lot of them, we will be adding more cases to the site for weeks to come.
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Gryphon Stringed Instruments
Our Hours
Monday through Thursday
10:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday and Saturday
10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Contact us
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Our Location
211 Lambert Avenue
at the corner of Park and Lambert
Palo Alto, California 94306
650.493.2131
Toll Free: 888.493.2131 |
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Schecter Guitar and Bass Clearance Sale