• View this story alongside more photos, a slideshow and a video. When Frank Ford and Richard Johnston first met as college students back in the 1960s, introduced by a mutual friend, it was evident ...

OK, let’s figure this one out. Here we are in the age of cutthroat Internet retail sales — low prices, no service — and here, still, is little Gryphon Stringed Instruments, as fine an example as you ...

Most anyone who has half-seriously picked up a stringed-instrument is familiar with those gigantic guitar chain stores. They're the places where the high-pressure sales force is only slightly less ...

A world rhythm workshop will be lead by Matthew Montfort of the world music group Ancient Future from 1 PM to 4 PM on Saturday, June 22, 2013, at Gryphon Strings in Palo Alto. This workshop the ...

PALO ALTO — About a year ago, the exodus from Gryphon Stringed Instruments grew pronounced. Unable to rent affordable apartments, longtime employees quit or announced plans to leave the Bay Area. The ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) When Frank Ford ...

PALO ALTO — About a year ago, the exodus from Gryphon Stringed Instruments grew pronounced. Unable to rent affordable apartments, longtime employees quit or announced plans to leave the Bay Area. The ...