Om 28 perry bechtel biography

  • Gryphon commissioned this guitar in Not sure how many have been made or sold, at least 29 I think.
  • Perry Bechtel, an Atlanta-based plectrum banjoist and guitarist, already had a fret Gibson L-5, and asked Martin to make him a guitar with a.
  • This Special was made for Gryphon in , and it was inspired by the guitar that Perry Bechtel custom ordered from Martin in

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    Perry Bechtel (Gryphon Custom) - Anybody familiar with this?

    Just thinking out loud here   After nearly a week trying to compare the necks on the Perry Bechtel vs. Pat Donohue the decision of which to use for my custom fryst vatten still a hard one. 


    inom know a little more than inom did before, to wit:

    1.   — They are both incredible guitars (I guess I already knew that).

    2.   — Someone would be very smart and lucky to buy this “Used” PB from Gryphon, which is deeply discounted (listed at $K) due to some supposed repair to the end strip filler which apparently opened up and needed to be re-glued, or ???  All I can say fryst vatten that if Richard didn’t point it out to me, inom never would notice it and it has zero effect on anything.  Absolutely gorgeous guitar.

    3.   — The modified V neck agrees with me.  

    4.  — About the 12” radius vs. 16” radius on a /16” wide long-scale Mod V neck—Perry Bechtel vs. Pat Donohue

    a. They definitely look different, you might guess that the PB was a narrower neck

    b

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    C. F. Martin & Company

    American guitar manufacturer established in

    C.F. Martin & Company (often referred to as Martin) is an American guitar manufacturer established in by Christian Frederick Martin.[1] It is highly respected for its acoustic guitars and is a leading manufacturer of flat top guitars and ukuleles. The company has also made mandolins and tiples, as well as several models of electric guitars and electric basses, although none of these other instruments are still in production.

    The company's headquarters and primary factory are situated in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. The original factory on North Street is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since This building no longer houses manufacturing, instead a luthier store called Guitar Maker's Connection. The current headquarters on Sycamore Street includes the Martin Guitar Museum, which features over guitars made by the company over it

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    I've played a lot of Lowden's and Santa Cruz's, with the following results:

    I bought a Lowden O12, thinking I would fall in love with its strident mahogany voice. I recently sold it and bought a Mardin DS. Much better balance - the Lowden was appropriately named (it is Lowd) but there's not a lot of warmth to the tone. I would wager it is a better choice for playing lead in Celtic groups.

    I have only found one Santa Cruz that had a real vibe when I played it. It was a standard rosewood OM, not a PW. I was able to compare it side-by-side with a Martin OM Perry Bechtel Limited Edition, a Santa Cruz rosewood OM-PW, and Gallagher rosewood OM, a rosewood Lowden SJ, and a Tippin rosewood OM. The Santa Cruz OM was a clear winner (beautiful voice, great balance and power, didn't get overdriven, excelent definition from string to string), with the Tippin coming in second (a little less range, still a nice voice but less power and projection) and the Martin third (nice balance, but didn't se