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.

European Spruce Replaces Englemann Spruce Signature Soundboards

Until recently 99% of Hill Guitars have featured Englemann spruce soundboards. The first exception was Hauser '37 Brazilian models. Because it was the appropriate wood for the original design, it was made standard for the Hauser '37 Indian models.

When European spruce was first used on a double-top Signature, Kenny found the sound to be just that much better. Now they, too feature European spruce as one of the three top components: Western red cedar, Nomex and European spruce which make up the double-top.

European spruce is also featured now in all Torres models as well.

German spruce, now more of a generic nomenclature, has long been a prized material for soundboards. Our term, European spruce, can include Carpathian, Italian/alpine and Ukranian sources.

While we've charged an extra upcharge for these imported woods in the past, we're offering them for a limited time without an increase in price on any of our guitars!