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Pale Adirondack spruce, richly figured walnut, and the shifting blues of paua shell give this Kevin Ryan Nightingale Grand Soloist an extraordinary sense of depth. Its beauty moves between the natural and the intricate, from the broad, rippling figure of its back to the delicate wings of its dragonfly inlays. That same interplay defines its musical personality: a wonderfully complex voice with luminous overtones, warm resonance, and grounded fundamentals that give every note substance.
As founder and Master Luthier of Ryan Guitars, Kevin Ryan brings nearly four decades of work at the bench to this instrument. His first guitar designs took shape in 1987 while he was working at Northrop’s aerospace laboratory in Southern California, building models for wind tunnel testing. That background in precision and materials helped shape an approach to guitar making in which structure, comfort, and musical expression develop together. Decades of experimentation and refinement have given his instruments a distinctive identity, recognizable in their flowing silhouettes and thoughtful construction.
The pairing of Adirondack spruce and walnut is especially compelling in the Nightingale Grand Soloist. Adirondack brings a clear, energetic attack and the dynamic reserve to let a phrase grow from a whisper into something expansive. Walnut lends an earthy warmth and woody definition, anchoring the sound as its harmonic colors unfold. The resulting complexity has a firm center. Individual notes retain their shape within ringing chords, while the overtones add dimension and movement around them. It is a voice that invites intricate arrangements, with enough clarity to follow an inner melody and enough richness to make a simple chord feel complete.
The walnut’s appearance offers a beautiful visual counterpart to that sound. Deep chocolate and amber tones gather in broad waves across the back, with finer grain lending texture beneath the figure. The light Adirondack soundboard provides a striking complement, framed by an ebony binding theme and slender ribbons of blue paua. Matching purfling follows the sides, back, and headstock, catching the light in flashes of blue, green, and violet.
The Arts & Crafts ornamentation gives this Nightingale its particularly enchanting character. A dragonfly rosette edged in blue paua surrounds the soundhole, while a dragonfly and scattered ginkgo leaves bring graceful movement to the fingerboard. Another dragonfly rests beneath the headstock’s blue paua “R” logo with mother-of-pearl MicroPearl detailing. Art Deco bridge wing inlays carry the decorative theme across the soundboard, and gold Gotoh Super 510 tuning machines with embossed “R” logos add a warm metallic accent.
Beneath that artistry lies Ryan’s comprehensive Innovation Suite. EO bracing and Acoustic Honeycomb construction pursue strength with reduced weight, supporting a responsive soundboard. The ergonomic Ryan Bevel softens the body’s contact beneath the picking arm, while its integrated flutes direct sound toward the player as well as the room. The Ryan micro-adjustable truss rod system, titanium bridge pins, and A5 “Racing Stripe” kerfed liner complete a construction approach shaped by careful attention to both the instrument’s structure and the player’s experience.
A softly rounded Venetian cutaway follows the Nightingale’s flowing outline and provides access to the upper register. The 1 3/4" nut width and 2 1/4" bridge spacing offer room for articulate fingerstyle work, while the extended 25.7" fingerstyle scale supports clarity and definition, particularly in lowered tunings. The Nightingale’s versatility also welcomes expressive single note playing and full, resonant strumming.
Weighing 4 lb 12 oz and accompanied by a Calton flight case, this Nightingale Grand Soloist brings together Kevin Ryan’s decades of invention with a deeply appealing choice of woods and ornament. There is room for an entire arrangement within its voice, and enough intimacy to make a single lingering note worth listening to.
Other specifications include:
- Adirondack Spruce Top
- Figured Walnut Back & Sides
- Venetian (Soft) Cutaway
- Ebony Binding Theme
- Blue Paua Soundboard Purfling
- Blue Paua Purfling on the Sides and Back
- Blue Paua Headstock Purfling
- Arts & Crafts Dragonfly Rosette with Blue Paua Purfling
- Arts & Crafts Dragonfly with Gingko Leaves Fingerboard Inlay
- Arts & Crafts Dragonfly Headstock Inlay
- Art Deco Bridge Wings Inlay
- Blue Paua "R" Logo with Mother-of-Pearl MicroPearl
- Gotoh Super 510 Gold Tuning Machines with Embossed "R" Logo
- Blue Paua Headstock Purfling
- Innovation Suite (Ryan Ergonomic Bevel with Flutes, EO Bracing, Acoustic Honeycomb, Ryan
Micro-adjustable Truss Rod System, Titanium Bridge Pins and A5 "Racing Stripe" Kerfed Liner) - 1 3/4" Nut Width
- 2 1/4" Bridge Spacing
- 25.7" Fingerstyle Scale Length
- Calton Flight Case
- 4 lb 12 oz
- 1327
For more information about the Ryan Nightingale Grand Soloist, please contact us.
- Manufacturer
- Ryan
- Body Style
- Grand Auditorium
- Body Style
- Cutaway
- Actual Weight
- 4.12
- Series
- Standard Series
- Color
- Natural
- Model
- Nightingale Grand Soloist
- Condition
- Brand New
- Strings
- 6
- Pickup
- No
- Body Style
- 14 Fret
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SKU: 1327
Weight:
4 lbs
12 oz
Kevin Ryan Nightingale Grand Soloist - Adirondack Spruce & Walnut #1327
$15,595.00
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- New
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Pale Adirondack spruce, richly figured walnut, and the shifting blues of paua shell give this Kevin Ryan Nightingale Grand Soloist an extraordinary sense of depth. Its beauty moves between the natural and the intricate, from the broad, rippling figure of its back to the delicate wings of its dragonfly inlays. That same interplay defines its musical personality: a wonderfully complex voice with luminous overtones, warm resonance, and grounded fundamentals that give every note substance.
As founder and Master Luthier of Ryan Guitars, Kevin Ryan brings nearly four decades of work at the bench to this instrument. His first guitar designs took shape in 1987 while he was working at Northrop’s aerospace laboratory in Southern California, building models for wind tunnel testing. That background in precision and materials helped shape an approach to guitar making in which structure, comfort, and musical expression develop together. Decades of experimentation and refinement have given his instruments a distinctive identity, recognizable in their flowing silhouettes and thoughtful construction.
The pairing of Adirondack spruce and walnut is especially compelling in the Nightingale Grand Soloist. Adirondack brings a clear, energetic attack and the dynamic reserve to let a phrase grow from a whisper into something expansive. Walnut lends an earthy warmth and woody definition, anchoring the sound as its harmonic colors unfold. The resulting complexity has a firm center. Individual notes retain their shape within ringing chords, while the overtones add dimension and movement around them. It is a voice that invites intricate arrangements, with enough clarity to follow an inner melody and enough richness to make a simple chord feel complete.
The walnut’s appearance offers a beautiful visual counterpart to that sound. Deep chocolate and amber tones gather in broad waves across the back, with finer grain lending texture beneath the figure. The light Adirondack soundboard provides a striking complement, framed by an ebony binding theme and slender ribbons of blue paua. Matching purfling follows the sides, back, and headstock, catching the light in flashes of blue, green, and violet.
The Arts & Crafts ornamentation gives this Nightingale its particularly enchanting character. A dragonfly rosette edged in blue paua surrounds the soundhole, while a dragonfly and scattered ginkgo leaves bring graceful movement to the fingerboard. Another dragonfly rests beneath the headstock’s blue paua “R” logo with mother-of-pearl MicroPearl detailing. Art Deco bridge wing inlays carry the decorative theme across the soundboard, and gold Gotoh Super 510 tuning machines with embossed “R” logos add a warm metallic accent.
Beneath that artistry lies Ryan’s comprehensive Innovation Suite. EO bracing and Acoustic Honeycomb construction pursue strength with reduced weight, supporting a responsive soundboard. The ergonomic Ryan Bevel softens the body’s contact beneath the picking arm, while its integrated flutes direct sound toward the player as well as the room. The Ryan micro-adjustable truss rod system, titanium bridge pins, and A5 “Racing Stripe” kerfed liner complete a construction approach shaped by careful attention to both the instrument’s structure and the player’s experience.
A softly rounded Venetian cutaway follows the Nightingale’s flowing outline and provides access to the upper register. The 1 3/4" nut width and 2 1/4" bridge spacing offer room for articulate fingerstyle work, while the extended 25.7" fingerstyle scale supports clarity and definition, particularly in lowered tunings. The Nightingale’s versatility also welcomes expressive single note playing and full, resonant strumming.
Weighing 4 lb 12 oz and accompanied by a Calton flight case, this Nightingale Grand Soloist brings together Kevin Ryan’s decades of invention with a deeply appealing choice of woods and ornament. There is room for an entire arrangement within its voice, and enough intimacy to make a single lingering note worth listening to.
Other specifications include:
- Adirondack Spruce Top
- Figured Walnut Back & Sides
- Venetian (Soft) Cutaway
- Ebony Binding Theme
- Blue Paua Soundboard Purfling
- Blue Paua Purfling on the Sides and Back
- Blue Paua Headstock Purfling
- Arts & Crafts Dragonfly Rosette with Blue Paua Purfling
- Arts & Crafts Dragonfly with Gingko Leaves Fingerboard Inlay
- Arts & Crafts Dragonfly Headstock Inlay
- Art Deco Bridge Wings Inlay
- Blue Paua "R" Logo with Mother-of-Pearl MicroPearl
- Gotoh Super 510 Gold Tuning Machines with Embossed "R" Logo
- Blue Paua Headstock Purfling
- Innovation Suite (Ryan Ergonomic Bevel with Flutes, EO Bracing, Acoustic Honeycomb, Ryan
Micro-adjustable Truss Rod System, Titanium Bridge Pins and A5 "Racing Stripe" Kerfed Liner) - 1 3/4" Nut Width
- 2 1/4" Bridge Spacing
- 25.7" Fingerstyle Scale Length
- Calton Flight Case
- 4 lb 12 oz
- 1327
For more information about the Ryan Nightingale Grand Soloist, please contact us.
- Manufacturer
- Ryan
- Body Style
- Grand Auditorium
- Body Style
- Cutaway
- Actual Weight
- 4.12
- Series
- Standard Series
- Color
- Natural
- Model
- Nightingale Grand Soloist
- Condition
- Brand New
- Strings
- 6
- Pickup
- No
- Body Style
- 14 Fret
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