PERFORMANCE CROSSOVER IS HERE

NEW HILL PERFORMANCE CROSSOVER model

THIS is what fingerstyle players have been waiting for:

a nylon stringed instrument with a powerful and beautiful acoustic sound with a narrower neck and a radiused fingerboard.

Our Hill Master Series CROSSOVER played rings around other crossover nylon stringed guitars whose diminished acoustic sound has been a disappointment to many. The PERFORMANCE, however, as a classical instrument has already demonstrated it will become a new standard against which mid-priced modern classical guitars will be measured: incredible quality sound projection.

Hallmarks of the PERFORMANCE are:

• nomex double top w. spruce & cedar
• lattice bracing
• all solid woods
• truss rod
• bone nut & saddle
• French polish finish
• Indian rosewood back & sides

In addition, the standard PERFORMANCE CROSSOVER features:

• 1 7/8" [48mm] radiused ebony fingerboard at the nut
• lattice bracing
• cutaway
• optional Schatten pickup install

Base price with case $5495

Left Handed Crossover

This unique left-handed Classic Crossover is presently available in the SHOWROOM. With all of the features of the standard Crossover, it was built specifically for the left-handed player with the cutaway on the left side.

Perfect for the steel string player looking for a high-quality nylon string guitar with excellent acoustic sound and compatible playability: narrower neck, radiused fingerboard, marker dots, a traditional slotted peghead...all for a left handed player.

Specs:
soundboard: Englemann spruce
back & sides: Indian rosewood
fingerboard: 1 7/8" at nut, ebony
tuners: Sloane ebony Leaf

7 string Maple Crossover

This is a custom Classic Crossover 7 string featuring flamed maple back and sides. It was commissioned by and available through John Stewart's Fine Guitars in Columbia, Missouri.

Designed with the steel string crossover player in mind, the Classic Crossover features a radused fingerboard and narrower 1 7/8" width fingerboard at the nut.

This particular guitar's specs are as follows:

• European spruce soundboard
• flamed maple back and sides
• ebony fingerboard, with marker dots
• string length - 25.3"
  
• fingerboard at nut- 2 1/8"
  
• body length - 19 1/4"
  
• overall length - 41"
  
• body depth - 3 3/4"
  
• individual Gilbert machines
• French polish finish
• adjustable truss rod
• radiused fingerboard
  

We've made several of these for John Stewart in the past.

We also now have an Indian rosewood companion made at the same time, which will be available for viewing and purchase in the SHOWROOM section of the website.

Coming soon to the Showroom are a Brazilian Fleta, Cypress Torres and a left-handed Crossover.

Brazilian Rosewood Crossover in Showroom

Here's a used parlor-size 630mm Brazilian Classic Crossover we've just added to the showroom. Damaged in shipping, we've repaired it with virtually no evidence of the damage visible.

Never owned, this guitar is a beauty - plays and sounds great.

Check out more photos and information in the SHOWROOM.

Kenny will have this guitar at the Healdsburg show this weekend.