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SWMBO's Get Well Gift!

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MusicMishka
Posted 2011-03-11 11:10 PM (#354835)
Subject: SWMBO's Get Well Gift!


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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains		Stopped by Dream Guitars in Ashville NC on the way back from Nashville this afternoon to pick up the new addition gifted to me from V...A Veillette Gryphon high strung 12 A/E...
If you have never played or heard one of these you are missing a great experience...the strings are paired and tuned from D to D...although other tunings are easily applied. The sound is a combination of Mandolin and Octave 12 string and will raise the arm hairs...literally! This one and Dave Matthews Gryphon 12 were made the same week in 2006 and share consecutive serial numbers...This one is finished in a satin finish and allows the wood to sing like an angel. Sitka Spruce and Honduran Mahogany really shimmer. Can't wait to play it through the RC60 I'm getting from Damon. SWMBO said I needed a get well gift. I don't usually name instruments but this one's now called "V"...both of these ladies are amazing...









Album: Veillette Gryphon High Strung 12

Spec's from Dream Guitar website:
* Woods & Trim Back/Sides: Mahogany
* Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
* Fingerboard: Rosewood
* Neck Wood: Mahogany
* Bridge: Rosewood
* Rosette: Crescent Half Moons
* Binding: Ebony
* Fingerboard Bindings: None
* Headplate: Rosewood
* Headstock Bindings: None
* Headstock Inlay: Builder Logo
* Top Trim: N/A
* Back Strip: None
* Fret Markers: None
* Tuners: Gotoh 510 Mini
* Tuner Finish: Black with Amber Buttons

* Measurements Body Size: Parlor
* Scale: 18 1/2 in. (469.9mm)
* Nut Width: 1 15/16 in. (49.3mm)
* String Spacing: 2 1/4 in. (57.15mm)
* Body Length: 15 in.
* Upper Bout: 8 3/4 in.
* Lower Bout: 12 1/2 in.
* Serial #: 325
* Body Depth @Neck Heel: 2 1/2 in.
* Body Depth @Tail Block: 3 1/8 in.
* Frets to body: 21

* Extras Cutaway: Single
* Pickguard: None
* Case: Gigbag
* Pickup: DTAR Timberline with built in Tuner
* Condition: Very Good
Artists who play instruments by this builder: James Taylor, Dave Matthews, David Lindley, Ani DiFranco, Tom Chapin, Jorma Kaukonen, Kaki King, John Sebastion, Billy Sheehan, Jill Sobule, Jai Utal
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Patch
Posted 2011-03-11 11:19 PM (#354836 - in reply to #354835)
Subject: Re: SWMBO's Get Well Gift!



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Posts: 4236

Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent		Wow! Some medicine goes down easier than others eh Mike? Hope you're feeling better and on the mend.
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WillaMuse
Posted 2011-03-12 2:01 AM (#354837 - in reply to #354835)
Subject: Re: SWMBO's Get Well Gift!



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Posts: 1433

Location: Right now?		Wow, Mike. Just wow. That is just one GORGEOUS guitar. Great news about the success of your surgery, too. Congratulations!

;)
Willa
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stephent28
Posted 2011-03-12 2:24 AM (#354838 - in reply to #354835)
Subject: Re: SWMBO's Get Well Gift!



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Posts: 13303

Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066		I played several of those at NAMM. The D2D and the A2A were both outstanding!

Expensive but I would love to own 1 or 2!
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AlanM
Posted 2011-03-12 6:29 AM (#354839 - in reply to #354835)
Subject: Re: SWMBO's Get Well Gift!


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Posts: 1851

Location: Newington, CT		Wow! Congrats! Can you point us to any YouTube offerings that show off one of these babies?

Glad to hear you're getting all better, Mike!
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AlanM
Posted 2011-03-12 6:37 AM (#354840 - in reply to #354835)
Subject: Re: SWMBO's Get Well Gift!


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Posts: 1851

Location: Newington, CT
Originally posted by AlanM:
Wow! Congrats! Can you point us to any YouTube offerings that show off one of these babies?

Glad to hear you're getting all better, Mike!
Belay that... I just found this.
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Jonmark Stone
Posted 2011-03-12 10:33 AM (#354841 - in reply to #354835)
Subject: Re: SWMBO's Get Well Gift!


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Posts: 1565

Location: Indiana		Nice.
You'll have to bring that one when you come back to G-town.
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Capo Guy
Posted 2011-03-12 1:06 PM (#354842 - in reply to #354835)
Subject: Re: SWMBO's Get Well Gift!



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Posts: 4394

Location: East Tennessee		Mike, Ashville, N.C. is not on your way home from Nashville to Bristol.

Guess I should take the long route sometime.
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