Greven SD Vintage Guitar - SOLD

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Used 1978 Greven SD Guitar-ON SALE

  • Extremely old, dense, figured Maple back & sides
  • This maple came from a wood cutter in western PA in 1978. He cut wood for Herters for high grade gunstock blanks and he had a barn full of stickered 2 inch thick flamed maple planks. He sold John Greven some of the stiffest, and it ended up making 7 guitars, one of which ended up in Mary Chapin Carpenter's hands via Steve Spellman (it took her three years to talk him out of it as it was his personal, behind the counter guitar, according to John). All of the guitars built from this particular maple were excellent as the wood was pretty but also nice and stiff and hard, which, for Eastern maple, is unusual.
  • Nicely aged, golden Sitka Spruce top
  • Newly replaced, Cedar neck. The guitar originally had a small neck, custom made for the original owner with a 1 10/16" nut width.  For ease of resale, John Greven just replaced the neck with a 1 11/16 nut and 2 3/16" string spacing at the saddle.  He retained the original headstock faceplate, with a gorgeous horse inlay, designed by the original owner. The headstock also features John's "banner" Greven logo.
  • Original, Gotoh gold-plated tuning machines
  • Purling lines form the rosette & adorn the top & back of the guitar
  • Fretboard is Ebony with slotted diamond fretmarkers
  • Ebony bridge with Ebony pins/MOP dots
  • The guitar sounds fantastic, very dry & woody, with crystalline highs
  • SN: SD004,  this was an early Small Dread model that John experimented with- we love it!
  • Newer, non original Cedar Creek case included
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  • Condition: Used, Excellent
  • Frets to body: 14
  • Scale Length: 24.9"
  • Nut width: 1 11/16"
  • Saddle string spacing: 2 3/16"
  • Lower Bout: 15"
  • Depth at Tail: 4 1/8"
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    We accept Visa/Mastercard/American Express/Discover from USA residents and good ol' cash. Personal checks are accepted under the condition that shipment is delayed until the check clears the bank. TN residents add 9 3/4% sales tax.

    We ship Fedex ground insured, unless otherwise specified by the buyer. On finer instruments, we insist on overnight shipment for safe handling. Buyer pays shipping unless otherwise agreed upon. International shipments are via FedEx.

    Must have prior approval of return. Opened strings are not returnable. If for any reason you are not satisfied with your guitar, simply return it fully insured (with prior authorization) via shipping method we agree upon. When we receive the instrument in the same condition as when we shipped it, you will happily be issued a refund minus all shipping costs.