Richard Johnston has been active in fretted instrument sales and restoration since 1969, when he and Frank Ford founded Gryphon Stringed Instruments ... extensively on vintage instruments and ...

Instead, the storied pickup specialist has turned its attention to the electric guitar string market ... to capturing “the ...

Lennon had bought the instrument after being drawn ... it did pull “an identical 12-string Hootenany” from the Framus Vintage Museum. With the help of old documents, the luthier has ...