Gruhn Guitars Inc

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Meet us in Milano! Gruhn Guitars will be at the 33rd Milano Guitar Show on Nov. 14. Christie and Walter Carter will bring a selection of instruments from our current inventory. Ciao. Click for details.
NASH2o online. Check NASH2o's new website for news on flood-damaged instruments that are being repurposed as art. Vince Gill, Peter Frampton, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban and numerous other artists have donated their personal instruments that were damaged beyond repair in the Nashville flood of May 2010. The auction begins Oct. 12 and benefits Nashville musicians who lost instruments in the flood.

New Gilchrist batch Renowned Austrailian mandolin maker Stephen Gilchrist is starting a new batch for spring delivery. One new Model 4 Junior is currently available. For ordering details...

Ryman Martins Get a piece of an official National Historic Landmark, along with a great-sounding Martin guitar, with a Gruhn-designed custom Martin Ryman Auditorium D-16RGT.

Especially potent... That's what Billy Gibbons says about his new Gruhn model, designed by George Gruhn with unique carved spruce top and routed walnut back. Check out the guitars and the satisfied customers, including Billy G.'s full testimonial.

Duff Mandolins Paul Duff, based in Perth in Western Australia, has been making mandolins since 1982, and we have four fine Duffs in our current inventory.

Strombergs, five of them The guitars of Elmer Stromberg are among the most highly sought archtops ever made. Check our current stock of five Strombergs for everything from a G-1 to a Master 400.

Hartford banjos and fiddles As a banjo player, John Hartford had his own indidualistic style, and as a fiddler he revived interest in old-time music. We have a pair of banjos and four fiddles that Hartford owned and used.

Gibson Custom "art instrument" #01 Gibson's Custom division is famous today for one-off "art guitars," and it all started in late 1987 with this custom Gibson F-5 by Jim Triggs and Greg Rich, serial number 01, made famous through the 1990s and early 2000s by bluegrass mandolinist Butch Baldassari.

Fancy Gibsons Despite the waning interest in banjos and the onset of the Depression, Gibson continued to make some of the most highly ornamented banjos of the late 1920s and early '30s. Our selection of fancy Gibsons features a 1927 flathead Bella Voce plectrum, a 1928 flathead Florentine tenor, a 1931 flathead Style TB-6 gold sparkle (converted to 5-string) and a 1928 6-string Bella Voce guitar banjo.

0000s, Adirondacks, 1 3/4 nuts... Those are the "hot buttons" for Vince Gill and other discerning guitarists, and those are some of the features available on Gruhn-design Custom Martins, in quad-ought and dreadnought sizes, featuring a continuation of our 35th anniversary 0000-18 with Golden Era specs.

That Osborne sound Sonny's banjo is as vital to the Osborne Brothers' sound as their inimitable vocals, and the new Sonny Osborne Chief five-string is a fitting tribute to this legendary bluegrass musician.

"George Gruhn knows more about guitars than anyone on earth," says Tom Wheeler, former editor of Guitar Player magazine. That knowledge has made Gruhn Guitars the world's most famous vintage instrument store and has brought George Gruhn worldwide recognition as an author of definitive books on vintage guitars, an innovative instrument and string designer, and a primary source for insight into the guitar market -- past, present and future. (Photo by Vincent Ricardel)

Humidify for winter. As fall begins and winter approaches, it's time to be sure that your instruments are properly humidified.... (more on seasonal care of your instruments)
January 2, 1970, thirty-nine years ago, Gruhn Guitars started life as GTR, Inc at 111 Fourth Avenue North. The original name was an abbreviation for "guitar" as well as the first-name initials of George Gruhn, Tut Taylor and Randy Wood. Tut and I were partners for the first nine months, after which he left to pursue business on his own and Randy was our repairman who stayed with me for almost three years. When we opened... (more of the Gruhn Guitars Story)
We strive to ensure your satisfaction with these Gruhn Guarantees:

Expert inspection and repair - including setup. Our staff of eight repairmen sees that all instruments are properly restored and set up in optimum playing order. (For safe shipping, strings are loosened, moveable bridges on guitars and mandolins may be removed, and banjo necks may be separated from bodies.)
Accurate descriptions. All instruments are personally described by George Gruhn. We take pride in providing accurate representations of age, condition and originality. No brief written description can do full justice to an instrument. Our knowledgeable sales staff is prepared to offer detailed in-hand descriptions and answer questions on the phone or via email.
Certification. With our written appraisal - free upon request with every instrument that we sell - we authenticate and value your instrument.

Click for directions to the Gruhn Guitars showroom in the Historic District of downtown Nashville. Our store hours are 9:30-5:30 (Central time), Monday-Saturday, except major holidays.