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Add to CompareKinnaird, John East Honduran/Adirondack (Red)
Here we have a John Kinnaird “East” model in Honduran Rosewood and Adirondack (Red) Spruce. This is a sweet and elegant little guitar, just right for playing on your couch or by the fire on a cold winters night. The voice is warm and smooth, with a notable roundness to the treble strings. This is a perfect fingerstyle guitar, the set up is just right for the left hand. This is a guitar you could play endlessly.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.77 in String Spacing 2.26 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Honduran 
Add to Compare2004 John Kinnaird Dread Brazilian/Sitka
Here’s a Brazilian Rosewood Dreadnought from John Kinnaird. The Brazilian is dark and rich and the Sitka Spruce top has nice bearclaw markings. It is bound in curly Maple from head to toe and finished off with rope style perflings and rosette. The voice is strong and rich with lovely overtones. A great guitar for bluegrass, strumming or just about anything.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.69 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Brazilian
I’ve been building guitars for over 40 years. During this time I have avoided a formal education in guitar making which I now consider fortunate since I have been able to evolve, unhindered by the limitations of formal constraints, a style of construction and philosophy of tone which is unique and distinct. I have had mentors along the way. A visit to the shop of J. Rhyne In Atlanta, in the early 70’s gave me the eye opening experience of seeing guitars being made by individual workers in a custom shop. Never before had I even considered that guitar making could be an art form that transcended what was produced in guitar factories. Of course I was hooked on the idea of making instruments and set out on what has been a life long endeavor.
Along the way I was fortunate to make the acquaintance of Wade Lowe. Wade owned a guitar shop in Decatur Georgia where he did repairs and made custom classical guitars and violins. He became a mentor and showed me what it meant to be a craftsman. Over the years I have learned how to make a great sounding guitar. My goal now is to build instruments that are truly custom fitted to the wishes of my customers. My building style is such that I have the flexibility to respond to particular aesthetic requests and to make a guitar that meets and exceeds the sonic demands and the playing style of my clients.