Kenny Hill Signature Classical Spruce/Rosewood with Barbera Pickup

The Kenny Hill Signature Classical 650-Spruce double-top lattice-braced concert guitar features French polished Alpine spruce top with Indian rosewood back and sides, Spanish cedar neck with elevated ebony fingerboard. [More…]

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Description

The Kenny Hill Signature Classical 650-Spruce guitar has become the instrument of choice for scores of concert artists, recording artists, competitors, professors, fine players and collectors around the world. This is not a surprise as the dynamic range and rich tonal color palette of this guitar is superb, not to mention its playablity which is second to none.

Kenny Hill Signature Classical 650-Spruce Features

This Signature Classical guitar is constructed using the most up-to-date designs, methods and materials. It features a double top consisting of an ultra-light Nomex core sandwiched between two very thin layers of red cedar and Alpine spruce. The top incorporates both woods. Whichever wood shows on the outside gives the guitar its dominant character in terms of sound, while the inner wood flavors that character. This guitar has the spruce facing out. The top is lattice braced to promote quick, powerful response.

Sides are constructed of Indian rosewood laminated with a cypress lining and includes sound ports. The back is Indian rosewood.

The Spanish cedar neck and headstock are joined with a wonderfully executed V joint. The thickness and shape of the neck, and the relief of the elevated ebony fingerboard, as well as the string setup have been optimized to make this guitar a dream to play. The neck is installed with a two-way adjustable truss rod to allow a quick relief adjustment to suit the player’s requirements. The elevated fingerboard configuration of this Hill Signature guitar serves two purposes: (1) it changes the way the strings pull on the top, promoting efficient vibrational transfer; and (2) it gives the player easier access to the upper register above the 12th fret.

This instrument is French polished to perfection. Comes with Gotoh deluxe machines installed. The design, materials,

Model Kenny Hill Signature Model w/elevated fingerboard
Size/Type Full size concert with dual sound port
Top Wood European spruce Nomex core double top
Back & Sides Solid Indian rosewood
Binding/Bridge Rosewood
Purfling Natural/dyed maple
Rosette Hand inlaid geometric rosette
Finish French polish
Neck/Fingerboard Spanish cedar neck, ebony fingerboard
Truss Rod Double-action truss rod
Scale Length 640mm (25.1’’)
Number of Frets 12 to body, 20 total
Fret Marker Inlays 7th fret
Nut Width 51 mm (2.0’’)
String Spacing at Saddle 57.5mm (2.26’’)
Nut/Saddle Bone
Bracing/Build lattice bracing
Body Width 11’’ upper bout, 14.375’’ lower bout
Body Depth 3.5’’ upper bout, 4.0’’ lower bout
Overall Length 39’’/td>
Tuning Machines Premium Gotoh machines
Tap Plate/Pick Guard None
Strings D’Addario EJ46 Pro Arte hard Tension
Cutaway None
Electronics Barbera Soloist Transducer
Case Deluxe hardshell
Included Accessories and/or Services Full professional setup