Santa Cruz | Dreadnought | 1991 | SN:593
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Luthier Facts :
Name: Santa Cruz
Location: California
Wait list: Currently in production
Taking Orders?: Yes, standard & customs
RIYL: Santa Cruz were one of the first bench style mid sized guitar companies to recreate vintage flattop guitars yet they also have a more modern range to suit all tastes.
Note: (RIYL) Recommended If You Like
- Model: Dreadnought
- Serial no: 593
- Year: 1991
- Top: Sitka Spruce
- Back and sides: Koa
- Bracing: Tapered
- Neck: Mahogany
- Binding: Ivoroid
- Purfling: Line
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Bridge: Brazilian Rosewood
- Nut Width: 1 7/8″
- Body Length: 19 7/8″
- Lower Bout: 15 5/8″
- Upper Bout: 11 3/8″
Santa Cruz were one of the first guitar companies to use bench style production methods in a small to mid sized setting. This approach was initially used to recreate classic vintage Flattop guitars as well as more contempory fingerstyle instruments. In fact, one of the first handmade guitars I ever played was a great OM from the folks down in California!
The luthiers working at Santa Cruz from this period such as Jeff Traugott and Roy Mcallister have gone on to achieve high praise for their individual work. This instrument is a custom order with nicely figured Koa back and sides and a wider nut width to suit a fingerstyle approach.
Resources: See more Dreadnoughts:
Dudenbostel, Lynn
- 1992 D21 Adirondack Spruce | Brazilian rosewood [SN:003]
- 2009 D28 Carpathian Spruce | Brazilian rosewood [SN:70]
Lucas, Randy
- 1999 Kenny Smith Model Adirondack Spruce | Honduran mahogany [SN:043]
Martin Guitars
- 1943 D-28 Adirondack Spruce | Brazilian rosewood [SN:85772]
- 1944 D-18 Adirondack Spruce | Mahogany [SN:87213]
- 1947 D-28 Adirondack Spruce | Brazilian rosewood [SN:99978]
- 1947 D-28 Adirondack Spruce | Brazilian rosewood [SN:100943]
- 1949 D-28 Sitka Spruce | Brazilian rosewood [SN:112858]
- 1954 D-18 Sitka Spruce | Mahogany [SN:145XXX]
- 1968 D-28s Sitka Spruce | Brazilian rosewood [SN:23188]
- 1977 D-45 Sitka Spruce | Brazilian rosewood [SN:R-248577]
- 1986 HD-28 Sitka Spruce | Brazilian rosewood [SN:466131]
- 1990 D-40BLE Sitka Spruce | Brazilian rosewood [SN:496412]
- 1992 D-45 custom Sitka Spruce | Brazilian rosewood [SN:519288]
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