John Greven

Tim: I was most impressed by how quickly you went from a well built guitar (the ones I played at the first GrevenFest) to these new guitars. Worlds apart tonally. The new guitars are as close to a true vintage sound as I heard anywhere at the Healsdburg show. Big, powerful, balanced tone along with easy play and excellent setups. The lightness of the instruments spoke to their correct thicknessing of back, sides, top, etc. and the sound showed light bracings without being too light. It was the meaty quality of the sound that most impressed me. It is a most difficult part of the sound envelope to achieve. You have found that critical balance between light enough and too light to get a genuine 30’s vintage Martin sound while adding finesse to the tonal envelop as well. Absolutely great guitars. I would own one if I didn’t build.