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This as a beautiful guitar that continues to be one of Lowden’s most popular models. As George Lowden states: “The O23 has become a great favorite for its deep resonant and complex tone …. rather like a slightly mellower version of the O22. Sweet, warm, clear, quite light and yet complex.” – Our guitar has a AAA Cedar top along with a stunning Walnut back and sides. Lowden uses Gotoh 503 machine heads for their durability and overall quality. This is a great representation of Lowden’s work.

Since we opened back in September, this has been the biggest shocker to most of our customers. Not only are we merging clothing and instruments, we have a stage that turns Two Old Hippies into one hip Nashville venue.

Not just you’re average spot in the corner where the band sets up, the Two Old Hippies stage is equipped with a JBL front of house speaker system, four monitors with independent mixes, an intelligent lighting rig, and a backline fit for the Beatles (with Billy Preston)!

We’ve already had some amazing performances here at 2OH, including Phil Keaggy, Keb Mo’,The McCrary Sisters, Guthrie Trapp,  Gene Miller, and an amazing Birthday Celebration for Chester Thompson!

Check out our performance calendar on our TOH Calender of Events Page!

We currently have live music from 5pm-7pm every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and an open mic for kids 17 and under on Sundays from 1pm-4pm. If you’re interested in booking a performance at Two Old Hippies, please contact Melissa Erlanger.

Come down and rock out with us at Two Old Hippies in the Gulch, where it’s always about peace, love, and Rock ‘n Roll!

Still very much a Batson, in design, this “Nashville Model” brings in some of the more traditional elements of the throw-back Martins. This Custom Batson Parlor Model is made with Adirondack Spruce and Brazilian Rosewood. It has a shallower body than normally found on a Batson guitar and, keeping with the theme of the model Vince loved so much, its Mahogany neck is a 12-fretter with a vintage V-shape. This guitar also features Ebony binding and a super comfortable bevel. This Nashville Model comes with a Cedar Creek custom-fit case with built-in climate control.

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My name is Bill Neale. As guitar manager for Two Old Hippies Nashville store, I am privileged to have the opportunity of buying guitars for both locations (Nashville and Aspen) and developing relationships with the finest luthiers in the world.  Some of these artisans include George Lowden, Cory Batson, Robin Boucher and Donald and Stephen Gallagher, to name a few.  For my first post, I’m going to give you a run down of each builder…

Lowden: George Lowden has been building world class acoustic guitars since the 70’s.  He and his small team of luthiers are based in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland and produce some of the most sought after guitars worldwide.

Batson: Cory Batson is based right here in Nashville. His designs are innovative, with craftsmanship that is second to none. One of the unique style differences in Batson guitars versus other acoustic guitar manufacturers is the elimination of the sound hole on the top. They use a side-sound port. Different right? But it works!

Boucher: These beautiful guitars are built in Quebec, Canada in Robin Boucher’s workshop which is located along the St Lawrence river. It’s also interesting to note that Boucher’s shop is surrounded by a forest of Adirondack Spruce. As a result, they have an unlimited supply of high quality wood for their instruments and they also supply Adirondack to many guitar manufacturers throughout the world.

Donald and Stephen Gallagher: Gallagher Guitars have been building limited quantities of high quality acoustic instruments since 1965 in Wartrace, Tennessee. (As you may be able to tell by now, we like to support Tennessee builders when possible). Gallagher is known for the Doc Watson Model and we are excited to be their exclusive dealer in Nashville.

That’s about it for now, folks… Next time I will discuss Two Old Hippies brands, Breedlove and Bedell and will have some exciting updates being that the NAMM show (National Association of Musical Merchants) has just concluded.

Hi, This is Chad at Two Old Hippies in Nashville. The Bedell OH-12-GS is one of my favorite guitars. I love small body guitars and this little parlor from Bedell is no exception. The solid African sapele top, back and sides afford a rich, warm tone that complements finger-style guitar playing. The OH-12-GS is a little bigger than most parlor guitars making it great for strumming or finger picking. It has a slotted headstock which not only looks great but provides more bearing pressure over the nut for more punch and sustain. The 1.75″ nut width is extremely comfortable in the hand and is what most finger-style players prefer.

I have played much more expensive guitars from many manufacturers but this little beauty is hard to beat. The binding and rosette are all solid wood, and the bridge, fret board and headstock veneer are ebony. This guitar is also available with a Sitka spruce top (OH-18-GS)  if you want a brighter tone. It comes with a deluxe hard shell case.

Stop by Two Old hippies in the Gulch and try one out for yourself. Or, check one out here online:

http://www.twooldhippies.com/bedell-performance-oh-12-gs-parlor-acoustic-guitar

Hello Hippies!

This is Ginni Davenport, the Luthier here at Two Old Hippies (that’s me on the right).  I will be giving you some helpful tips to care for your stringed instruments and keep them in the best playing condition.

Tip#1:  Since most stringed instruments are made of wooden materials, it is natural that they will react to changes in temperature and humidity.  As winter approaches and the heaters are turned on, most guitars encounter very dry conditions, well outside of the conditions that are best for them.  In a perfect world, a wooden stringed instrument would be kept in temperatures between 60 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit and encounter nothing lower than 50% humidity. But in the winter months, unless you want to put your guitar away in the case and never bring it out, you will have to address the conditions with some counter measures.

So make sure that you do store the instrument in its case with a humidifier during the winter months when you are not playing it (preferably a hard shell case). Guitar humidifiers can be bought here at Two Old Hippies and at most guitar stores.  They either have a sponge or other element that adds water to the air that the instrument absorbs as it needs.  Oasis is a brand that I recommend that actually comes with a thermometer and a hygrometer so that you can keep track of your temperature and humidity levels.

Simply store the instrument in a case, use a hygrometer and the traumatic effects of winter to a stringed instrument such as cracks, bridges lifting and shrinking fretboards can be avoided.  Now you can have fun playing without any worries!

~Peace, Love and Rock n’ Roll,

Your Co-Hippie

Ginni

Tom Bedell, at the Two Old Hippies/Breedlove Guitars Booth at the NAMM Guitar Show in Anaheim, CA. Stop by and see him!

~Peace, Love and Rock n’ Roll

Check out our 45 Record tee shirt, its a hit.  Made of bamboo, cotton, and lycra, it has a flattering,  feminine fit and feels great on.  This has become my favorite new tee.

~Peace, Love and Rock ‘n Roll

Welcome 2012, the Year of the Dragon! Actually, the year of the water dragon to be exact. This year reigns in a period of benevolence and culmination. Big things will be happening…and most signs point toward the good.

As for us at the Two Old Hippies Nashville store, two of our staffers, Jan and Matt, have teamed up to create a majestic environment and the beast of the year. With some help from the team Jan made paper flowers, hung streamers from the rafters, and, with enough safety pins to patch a whole in the Titanic, assembled a beautiful kimono for our dragon (featured in photo). Matt took four days to make this dragon head out of paper mache and spray paint. Terrifying, yet beautiful.

Keep on a look out for a follow up post featuring so sizzling glamor shots of the rest of our dragon.

~ Peace, Love and Rock ‘n Roll!

The gang from Two Old Hippies are packing up the Breedlove and Bedell Guitars for the road trip to the NAMM Guitar Show in Anaheim, CA. See you there!