Gryphon is Now an Authorized Fender Dealer!
Lots of New Guitars and Amps in Stock
New Pisgah Banjos Just Arrived!
Lots of Great Open Back Banjos On Hand
Repairs by Appointment Only
Please Call to Schedule a Time to Bring Your Instrument In
Gryphon is Now an Authorized Fender Dealer!
Lots of New Guitars and Amps in Stock
New Pisgah Banjos Just Arrived!
Lots of Great Open Back Banjos On Hand
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!

Recent Arrivals

Find your next favorite instrument.

Taylor's Winter Get One/Give One Holiday Event Is Here!

Our Holiday Hours for 2023/2024

Northfield Mandolins

Featured Products

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1949 Martin 0-15 Acoustic Guitar Used
  • $4,800.00
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Collings Guitars 470JL Julian Lage Antique Blonde Electric Guitar New
  • $7,750.00
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1915 Gibson A-1 Mandolin Used
  • $1,700.00
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Pisgah Banjo Rambler Dobson 12", Stainless Spun Rim, Maple Neck, SRT scale New
  • $1,895.00
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2021 Taylor GT Urban Ash Acoustic Guitar Used
  • $950.00
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2021 Kamaka HF-3 D2I Deluxe Tenor Ukulele Used
  • $3,800.00
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2004 Gibson Custom Shop Historic '59 ES-355 Semi-Hollow Guitar Used
  • $5,200.00
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2009 Brian Burns Classical Guitar Used
  • $4,500.00

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

  • Nov 29, 2023

Carr Amplifiers

We are proud to carry Carr amps, which are crafted in Pittsboro, North Carolina by Steve Carr and his crew. 

  • Nov 29, 2023

Fender Stratocasters

The Fender Stratocaster is so ubiquitous these days it’s difficult to imagine how modern it must have looked to players back in 1954 when it was fi...

  • Nov 29, 2023

Fender Telecasters

The Fender Telecaster is a paradoxical guitar. On the one hand, when it was introduced by Fender in 1950 under the Broadcaster name, it was basical...

  • Nov 21, 2023

Taylor Academy Series: Great Tone, Great Price

The Taylor Academy Series of guitars offer excellent sound and playability at a modest price.

  • Nov 09, 2023

Kentucky Mandolins

We've proudly stocked Kentucky mandolins since the early 1970s, not long after we opened the retail store.

Gryphon Stringed Instruments

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