NGD Ryan Nightingale cedar/eirw

[JJI]

Congrats. That is a gorgeous guitar and the Nightengale sound is magic.

[pandaroo]

Congrats mate, I think I may have tried that guitar when I visited Guitarlair. It is an absolute killer of a guitar!! Kudos to Marc at Guitarlair, he is an amazing guy and a pleasure to deal with and I have acquired 4 guitars from him the last couple of years - Collings, Avian, Maestro and Lindsay Marcus.

[gitarro]

Thanks for all the well wishes...im enjoying playing the nightingale and getting to know its dostinctive tone.

For the nigntingale owners on agf, i was wondering if anyome has tried medium strings (.13 to .56) andbwhat were the results? Is it advisable to do so?

Also what pickups worked best with it?

[MWB5007]

Really nice guitar there, congrats! As we've talked before, I am more of a "vintage tone" enthusiast but the Ryans and Olson's I have heard are really special instruments.

Another member (Bobby Swanson) has had a couple of Ryans and posted videos - here's a Cedar / EIR post on youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_xx34Cieac

[The Growler]

Beautiful. Ryan's really are special. Congrats!

[SuperB23]

Sweet!!! Congrats, of all the guitars I've owned the several Ryan Nightingales I've had the pleasure of playing and owning have been my favorites!! Cedar and Rosewood is a great choice for a Ryan!!!!

[gitarro]

Thanks Bobby your video of your cedar/eirw nightingale was a great help.

[Chedeng88]

Congrats! I'm a fairly new owner of a Nightingale Grand Soloist similar to yours, just with florentine cutaway. Aside from the tone and looks, one of the reasons I acquired it was for its long scale. I currently have it dedicated to DADF#AD tuning. It's been great so far especially after narrowing down on the right strings for it. Enjoy your Ryan!

[gitarro]

Originally Posted by Chedeng88

Congrats! I'm a fairly new owner of a Nightingale Grand Soloist similar to yours, just with florentine cutaway. Aside from the tone and looks, one of the reasons I acquired it was for its long scale. I currently have it dedicated to DADF#AD tuning. It's been great so far especially after narrowing down on the right strings for it. Enjoy your Ryan!

Thats great! I dont know if it is the long scale, but this guitar sure responds to harder attack in an un-cedar like way!

What strings have you found to work best with it? Have you tried Mediums on it?

[brownsteins]

Congrats for the new guitar and happy to read other Nightingale enthusiasts (mine is slightly custom but still...)

Has anyone tried Xtra-Light strings on theirs ? I'm so happy I did ! It loses nothing but gets more responsive and even louder with highs to die for...

My story there https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/...d.php?t=545166

[jaymarsch]

Congratulations! Cedar/EIR is magic in the right hands and I have played guitars by both Olson and Ryan that are stellar examples. Beautiful instruments inside and out. I have a Wingert 00 in cedar and EIR and it is an amazing instrument as well. Enjoy your new guitar for years to come!

Best,
Jayne

[ruger9]

A Ryan will always be a bucket list item for me, probably never own one due to price (this is not a criticism.) Something about them pulls me in, every time.

Out of curiosity, does anyone now what strings Ryans ship with?

[TBman]

Even though this is a zombie thread, I always wanted to test drive a Ryan.

[brownsteins]

Originally Posted by TBman

Even though this is a zombie thread, I always wanted to test drive a Ryan.

It's all my fault

Thank you all for the congrats ! and let me know what you think when you string your Nightingale with 10-47 strings... Mine is of an other-worldly beauty

[bufflehead]

Originally Posted by TBman

I drool over Ryans every chance I get.

Hygiene, my friend. One must always consider hygiene.

(Really enjoyed your soundcloud of "Ciuil Amuigh," Barry. That Avalon has such a sweet tone.)

(And congrats to guitarro on the NGD. Love the inlays!)