Friday, July 31, 2020

"See You On Sundays" August 9th with Johannes Möller



Hello Friends.

My good friend and cohort Johannes Möller is now hosting a weekly live stream on Sundays at 11:00 AM Pacific time on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Johannes is an extraordinary composer and concert guitarist and he’s broadcasting from his home in Holland. He is featuring his own music as well as spotlighting other composers and generally sharing music with the community of guitarists around the world. This is an interesting adaptation to our current lifestyle, with musicians and particularly concert artists finding ways to continue to be active and relevant while concerts and gatherings are down. I think this is very interesting, and I think we are learning a new way to share community that will endure even beyond our current isolation's.

Of special interest to me is that on August 9th Johannes is going to feature some of my own compositions. I know, I’m supposed to be a guitar maker, not a composer. Well I’m old enough now to do whatever I want, and I delight in doing both. One of the messages coming out of this evolving online society is that music is for everyone, and that creativity is where you find it. We don’t have to wait for permission or authority to break new ground. I like that, I live that.

Please check out Johannes Möller’s live stream See You On Sundays and in particular tune in on August 9th to hear him play some of my music. I’m honored to be a part of this.


Kenny Hill
August, 2020

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Used/B-stock Guitar Sale!



Over these past few months we’ve been doing some house keeping and restructuring operations here at Hill Guitar. As part of this I’ve been going over our inventory of pre-owned guitars that have been adding up for a while. We have a generous trade in policy where we offer top value for our instruments being traded in toward upgraded guitars. Lately I’ve been organizing these used instruments and doing repairs and adjustments to bring them up to maximum usefulness, and there are some real gems here. In fact an older used instrument can be just as good or better than a fresh new guitar, and if you’re willing to over look some cosmetics or play wear, they can be real bargains. This summer I would like to get these into the hands of players who can put them to good use.


Included is a list of some of the guitars that I have already gone over. These are all New World guitars at the moment, thought there are some Hill Guitars that will come out later. They are priced individually, and in cases where there is some cosmetic issue, we can send you detail photos to help think about it. As used instruments there is no implied warranty, but I try to have them in the best condition before they leave here. If you're not satisfied with the instrument when you receive it you may return it within five days, paying only the round trip shipping.


So many of us are still spending a lot of time at home, and guitar is a real comfort and distraction of the best kind. I hope some of these instruments can boost the quality of life these days and going forward. I’m still fully in love with the guitar and the music, I get as much stimulation and satisfaction from it as ever, actually even more.


Kenny Hill
July 2020



To inquire about availability please email Maggie at maggiek@hillguitar.com or call (831)336-9317. Prices do not include shipping and CA tax if located in CA.  

— P640S, 2020
$1,500.00
Used for Arthur Dente's east coast tour in January/February 2020. Good condition. It has strap buttons.


— P650S Cutaway 2016
$1,400.00
Used, good condition

— P650C 2017
$1,400.00
Used good condition. Small irregularity in the finish

— E45C, 2018
$495.00
650 scale, Laminated Bubinga back and sides, solid cedar top. Light color blemish in top finish. Sounds great!


— P640C FS, 2018
$1,400.00
Used Fingerstyle, very slight play wear. 48mm nut, cutaway, 16” radius fingerboard.


— Player Series Flamenco, 2017
$1,400.00
650 scale, solid Spanish cypress. Clear tap plates.

— P650C, 2020
$1,400.00
Small repaired wood checks, lower back near tail block.

— P640C, 2018
$1,000.00
Repaired top crack near center seam.

—P650C 2019
$1,000.00
bridge re-glued, solid, but visible chip at front of bridge under the strings.

— P640S 2019
$1,200.00
— Used, slight play wear.

—P650S 2017,
$1,400.00
Used, excellent condition

— P640C 2019
$1,200.00
String pop bridge top ding


— P650C 2017
$,1200.00
String pop bridge top dings

— E580C 2018
$350.00
Repaired top crack

— P650S 2020
$1,500.00
It has highly figured burl pattern in the rosewood back, ornate, structurally sound.

—P628C 2019
$1,400.00
Finish dent under 1st string