New Hours Starting on July 7
Carr Amplifiers
Classic Tone, Meticulous Construction
Repairs by Appointment Only
Please Call to Schedule a Time to Bring Your Instrument In
New Hours Starting on July 7
Carr Amplifiers
Classic Tone, Meticulous Construction
Repairs by Appointment Only
Please Call to Schedule a Time to Bring Your Instrument In

Featured Collections

Vintage Instruments

Recently Discovered Treasures

Used Instruments

Professionally set up and ready to go!

New Instruments

Find your next favorite instrument.

Oval Hole Mandolins

Warm, Mellow Tone

Fender Telecasters.

Lots and Lots of Telecasters.

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Featured Products

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Santa Cruz Guitar Co. Tony Rice D Model Acoustic Guitar - New
  • $7,500.00
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C.1924 Washburn (Lyon & Healy) Style C Mandolin-Used
  • $2,900.00
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Taylor K24ce Special Edition Next Gen Acoustic Electric Guitar - New
  • $4,499.00
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2017 Pisgah Banjo Co. Wonder 5-String Banjo - Used
  • $1,800.00
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Martin D-28 Modern Deluxe Acoustic Guitar - New
  • $4,599.00
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2016 Gibson Hummingbird Vintage Acoustic Guitar-Used
  • $3,800.00
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Fender Player II Modified Telecaster®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Harvest Green Metallic - New
  • $1,049.99
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2014 KoAloha KTM-00 Tenor Ukulele - Used
  • $1,250.00

Local Shop, World-Renowned Experience

Frank Ford and Richard Johnston, seasoned veterans in the industry, founded Gryphon Stringed Instruments in Palo Alto, CA in 1969.

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Instrument Repair and Services

Visit The Workshop for information about repair, instrument setup, consignment and appraisals.

The Workshop

I bought this gorgeous Taylor from you a couple years ago, and I just wanted to say I love this guitar more than I can say. Many thanks.

David Flower

I’ve been searching for a great banjo for many years and thanks to you I’ve found one!  What a joy it is to hear an instrument for the first time and instantly know that it’s got the sound that you’ve been searching for. I knew I’d be going home with this banjo the moment I heard it!

Anyway I thought you would enjoy knowing how much joy it has brought me already and I know that it will for years to come! Thank Alex for his great assistance with the purchase of this wonderful instrument and the whole Gryphon crew for creating such a great store! VERY HAPPY CUSTOMER!!!!

Frank Worman

Ostensibly just dropping off a refret, but so much more and just great to talk with real, live cool people and dear friends, and get to play so many beautiful instruments again. And just gab about everything and anything.

It was a fantastic visit, I heartily recommend such a trip (was that really only 90 minutes?) to my Bay Area friends to reconnect with so much of what's been missing these days. Thanks to All. 🙂 👍🏽 ❤️ 🎶

Larry Chung

Gryphon News

  • Jul 14, 2026

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...

  • Jul 09, 2026

Token Flatpicks Now In Stock!

Long favored by advanced bluegrass flatpickers seeking maximum efficiency, a proper speed bevel is key to maximizing glide for players of any genre...

  • Jul 01, 2026

Beard Deco Phonic Guitars

Paul Beard is no newcomer to resonator guitars, as major players like Jerry Douglas, Mike Auldridge, and other A-list players have used Beard Dobro...

  • Jun 01, 2026

Creek Guitars

Earlier this year, a crew of builders from Creek Guitars stopped by with some amazing guitars.

  • May 13, 2026

The Martin D-45S 1936 Project 91-3 Limited Edition Guitar

We are very excited to announce the arrival of our Martin’s D-45 Project 91 guitar, which is a limited run of exact replicas of each of the 91 exa...

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