Gryphon Stringed Instruments

"Sales, rentals & repair of new, used & vintage instruments, from guitars to mandolins to violins."

Gryphon Stringed Instruments is a Palo Alto, CA shop offering sales, rentals, and repair of new, used, and vintage stringed instruments, from guitars to mandolins to violins. The shop carries guitars, banjos, mandolins, ukuleles, and more, and operates a full repair workshop serving as the local authorized service center for Martin and Taylor. Founded by Frank Ford and Richard Johnston in Palo Alto, CA in 1969, with customers on record purchasing instruments there as far back as 1992. Located at 211 Lambert Ave, Palo Alto, CA, with in-store, online, and email orders available. Reviewers consistently highlight the knowledgeable and unpretentious staff, the depth of the instrument selection, and a repair shop they trust for quick, skilled work.