Hello from a first time poster on this forum!

Up for sale is a D-41 purchased from Jon at My Favorite Guitars earlier this year. Pickguard has been changed from the dot matrix to a very nice celluloid. From what I was told it comes from the same place in Italy that the Delmar guards come from, although it looks quite different, much nicer IMHO. Original pickguard will be included. Fishman Matrix Natural 1 pickup installed with gold endpin. The bridge pins have been properly seated. All work done by Gryphon Guitars in Palo Alto, CA. The guitar sounds great and is ready for stage use. Bone nut/saddle, 1 11/16th nut width and 2 1/8 at the saddle. The headstock does have wings. Comes with the newer style 640 case. Guitar is in mint condition except for a little scuff on the back towards the bottom bout, couldn’t get it to show in the photos. $2350 plus actual shipping/insurance to lower 48 states.

See pics here: D-41

Also for sale is a D-18 Andy Griffith purchased NOS from a dealer in January of this year. Number 168 of 311. Bearclaw sitka spruce top and beautiful quilted mahogany back and sides. Clear pickguard. Scalloped forward shifted X-bracing. Body is bound in the old style tortoise colored material with matching heelcap and endpiece. Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, headplate and bridge. Rounded headstock with Grover Kluson style tuners. Bone nut/through saddle (not glued in), 1 11/16th nut width and 2 1/8 at the saddle. Comfortable low profile neck. Bridge pins seated by Frank Fork at Gryphon Guitars. There are some scuffs at the sides of the headstock that were there when I bought the guitar, probably from the dealer using a peg winder to change the strings. Also some scuffs from where the guitar sits on your lap, also there when purchased. Lastly there are two tiny pencil point dings on the bottom bout. This is a great sounding mahogany guitar, and without a doubt the best I’ve owned. $2350 plus actual shipping/insurance to lower 48 states.

See pics here: D-18 AG

For questions please contact me at: ecv31@hotmail.com

This message has been edited. Last edited by: blt,

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Originally posted by blt:The headstock does have wings.

*GASP*

Is there somebody that can tell me what it means for a headstock to "have wings"?????

thanks

here's a thread, page 2 has photos

From the UMGF:

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Neck blocks come in different sizes. Larger blocks allow the neck to be built with out the need for wings. Smaller blocks, however, are simply not wide enough, so “Wings” are added to the headstock. Wings are the addition of small pieces of wood that makes the neck block wide enough. The wings are only visible from the back, and have no effect on tone. As Mahogany supplies continue to dwindle, the use of wings will become more and more prevalent.

My two Collings OMs are sans wings, while my Martin OM has em. Go figure

I've lowered the price.