Kim Griffin began repairing fiddles and guitars in 1976. In 1977 he attended a course at the School of Guitar Research and Design in Vermont, taught by Charles Fox and George Morris. From then on he began making hammered dulcimers, banjos, mandolins as well as doing repairs and restorations. Currently Griffin works in a studio in Greenwich NY, building guitars of 5 basic body styles, mandolins, banjos, and hammered dulcimers.

Source Griffin website