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With its golden Engelmann spruce top and spectacular Brazilian rosewood back and sides, this 2007 Kevin Ryan Nightingale Grand Soloist is an especially beautiful invitation into Kevin’s world of modern acoustic design. Its sweeping curves, sculpted bevel, and pointed cutaway give it an unmistakable silhouette, while restrained appointments allow the woods to command your attention. Turn it over, and the Brazilian rosewood is extraordinary: rich amber and chocolate colors flow through dark, winding grain, opening into broad, mirrored patterns across the lower bout.
The Nightingale’s appeal extends well beyond its appearance. Designed to balance a generous voice with clear separation between the strings, the Grand Soloist is equally at home with intricate fingerstyle arrangements, lyrical single note passages, and full chordal accompaniment. Warmth, sustaining trebles, and an articulate bass are central to the model’s character, making it a particularly inviting choice for players who want melody and accompaniment to remain distinct within a richly layered arrangement. Here, the Engelmann spruce soundboard is supported by Ryan’s EO bracing, an approach that emphasizes strength with minimal weight to encourage a responsive top.
The ebony Ryan Bevel is one of this guitar’s most distinctive features, easing the edge beneath the picking arm and incorporating the graceful openings of Ryan’s Acoustic Flutes. Together with the cutaway, it reflects the thoughtful attention to the player that runs throughout the design. The Honduran mahogany neck carries an ebony fingerboard, with a 1 3/4" nut width and 2 1/4" bridge spacing providing room for deliberate fretting and independent finger movement. Ryan’s extended 25.7" fingerstyle scale completes a layout well suited to exploring both standard and lowered tunings.
There is a lovely sense of restraint in the decorative work. Ebony binding outlines the body, while fine violin purfling traces the soundboard, sides, back, and headstock. An abalone rosette, framed by matching violin purfling, adds flashes of green and blue against the warm spruce. The Brazilian rosewood headstock veneer continues the color and movement of the body, accented by a mother of pearl “R” logo and ebony truss rod cover. Gotoh Super 510 tuning machines in black chrome, each bearing the embossed Ryan logo, complement the dark ebony fingerboard and bridge, while bone bridge pins provide a subtle contrast.
Built in 2007, this Nightingale is in very good used condition. It has several top dings, dings on the back of the neck, small finish chips on the sides, headstock dings, and slight finish delamination at the end graft. These imperfections are cosmetic, with none representing cracks into the wood itself, and all are documented in the accompanying photographs.
Weighing 4 pounds, 13 ounces and accompanied by a Calton flight case, this is a compelling opportunity to own a Brazilian rosewood Nightingale with striking natural beauty and the thoughtful design that makes Kevin Ryan’s guitars so appealing to dedicated players.
Other specifications include:
- Engelmann Spruce Top
- EO Bracing
- Brazilian Rosewood Back & Sides
- Ebony Binding Theme
- Ebony Ryan Bevel with Acoustic Flutes
- Ebony Bridge & Fingerboard
- Brazilian Rosewood Headstock Veneer
- Honduran Mahogany Neck
- Violin Soundboard Purfling
- Violin Purfling on the Sides and Back
- Violin Headstock Purfling
- Abalone Rosette with Violin Purfling
- Mother of Pearl "R" Logo
- 14 Fret Neck Joint
- Florentine Cutaway
- Ebony Truss Rod Cover
- Bone Pins
- Gotoh Super 510 Black Chrome Tuning Machines with Embossed "R" Logo
- 1 3/4" Nut Width
- 2 1/4" Bridge Spacing
- 25.7" Fingerstyle Scale Length
- Calton Flight Case
- 4 lb 13 oz
- 625-63
For more information about the Ryan Nightingale Grand Soloist, please contact us.
- Manufacturer
- Kevin Ryan
- Body Style
- Grand Auditorium
- Body Style
- Cutaway
- Actual Weight
- 4.13
- Color
- Natural
- Model
- Nightingale Grand Soloist
- Condition
- Very Good
- Strings
- 6
- Pickup
- No
- Body Style
- 14 Fret
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SKU: 625-63 CONSIGNMENT
Weight:
4 lbs
13 oz
2007 Kevin Ryan Nightingale Grand Soloist - Engelmann Spruce & Brazilian Rosewood #625-63
$18,000.00
- Condition:
- Used
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With its golden Engelmann spruce top and spectacular Brazilian rosewood back and sides, this 2007 Kevin Ryan Nightingale Grand Soloist is an especially beautiful invitation into Kevin’s world of modern acoustic design. Its sweeping curves, sculpted bevel, and pointed cutaway give it an unmistakable silhouette, while restrained appointments allow the woods to command your attention. Turn it over, and the Brazilian rosewood is extraordinary: rich amber and chocolate colors flow through dark, winding grain, opening into broad, mirrored patterns across the lower bout.
The Nightingale’s appeal extends well beyond its appearance. Designed to balance a generous voice with clear separation between the strings, the Grand Soloist is equally at home with intricate fingerstyle arrangements, lyrical single note passages, and full chordal accompaniment. Warmth, sustaining trebles, and an articulate bass are central to the model’s character, making it a particularly inviting choice for players who want melody and accompaniment to remain distinct within a richly layered arrangement. Here, the Engelmann spruce soundboard is supported by Ryan’s EO bracing, an approach that emphasizes strength with minimal weight to encourage a responsive top.
The ebony Ryan Bevel is one of this guitar’s most distinctive features, easing the edge beneath the picking arm and incorporating the graceful openings of Ryan’s Acoustic Flutes. Together with the cutaway, it reflects the thoughtful attention to the player that runs throughout the design. The Honduran mahogany neck carries an ebony fingerboard, with a 1 3/4" nut width and 2 1/4" bridge spacing providing room for deliberate fretting and independent finger movement. Ryan’s extended 25.7" fingerstyle scale completes a layout well suited to exploring both standard and lowered tunings.
There is a lovely sense of restraint in the decorative work. Ebony binding outlines the body, while fine violin purfling traces the soundboard, sides, back, and headstock. An abalone rosette, framed by matching violin purfling, adds flashes of green and blue against the warm spruce. The Brazilian rosewood headstock veneer continues the color and movement of the body, accented by a mother of pearl “R” logo and ebony truss rod cover. Gotoh Super 510 tuning machines in black chrome, each bearing the embossed Ryan logo, complement the dark ebony fingerboard and bridge, while bone bridge pins provide a subtle contrast.
Built in 2007, this Nightingale is in very good used condition. It has several top dings, dings on the back of the neck, small finish chips on the sides, headstock dings, and slight finish delamination at the end graft. These imperfections are cosmetic, with none representing cracks into the wood itself, and all are documented in the accompanying photographs.
Weighing 4 pounds, 13 ounces and accompanied by a Calton flight case, this is a compelling opportunity to own a Brazilian rosewood Nightingale with striking natural beauty and the thoughtful design that makes Kevin Ryan’s guitars so appealing to dedicated players.
Other specifications include:
- Engelmann Spruce Top
- EO Bracing
- Brazilian Rosewood Back & Sides
- Ebony Binding Theme
- Ebony Ryan Bevel with Acoustic Flutes
- Ebony Bridge & Fingerboard
- Brazilian Rosewood Headstock Veneer
- Honduran Mahogany Neck
- Violin Soundboard Purfling
- Violin Purfling on the Sides and Back
- Violin Headstock Purfling
- Abalone Rosette with Violin Purfling
- Mother of Pearl "R" Logo
- 14 Fret Neck Joint
- Florentine Cutaway
- Ebony Truss Rod Cover
- Bone Pins
- Gotoh Super 510 Black Chrome Tuning Machines with Embossed "R" Logo
- 1 3/4" Nut Width
- 2 1/4" Bridge Spacing
- 25.7" Fingerstyle Scale Length
- Calton Flight Case
- 4 lb 13 oz
- 625-63
For more information about the Ryan Nightingale Grand Soloist, please contact us.
- Manufacturer
- Kevin Ryan
- Body Style
- Grand Auditorium
- Body Style
- Cutaway
- Actual Weight
- 4.13
- Color
- Natural
- Model
- Nightingale Grand Soloist
- Condition
- Very Good
- Strings
- 6
- Pickup
- No
- Body Style
- 14 Fret
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