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Founded in 1976, the Santa Cruz Guitar Company brought boutique guitar making to the forefront of the steel string guitar business. Richard Hoover invites you to watch this short film by LR Baggs, which documents the culture of SCGC’s small production lutherie and mission to provide musicians with exceptional instruments that truly change the world.
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This OM orchestra model was designed with our Pre War design package in mind and customized with Indian Rosewood sides/back, Sitka Spruce top, scalloped and Advanced-X Adirondack bracing with hot hide glue, 1-11/16” nut width, black binding on the body and fingerboard, unbound peghead, thin black back strip, single black / Maple / black top border, nickel Waverly tuners. Setup with our SCGC Parabolic Low Tension strings. Just shipped to Northern Lights Music in Littleton, NH! Reach out to Dan with any questions.
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Nice!! (But why on earth would you do such a tiny nut width?!)
A particularly beautiful piece of rosewood.
Beautiful work
Very nice đź‘Ť
This guitar, the Tony Rice Signature Model, represents over 30 years of collaboration between the world’s foremost flatpicking icon and SCGC’s founding luthier, Richard Hoover. Today’s model incorporates decades of refinement in response to players’ demands and the sophisticated evolution of the master’s technique. Never intended to be a copy of Mr. Rice’s iconic 1935 Martin D-28, the TR Model is voiced to showcase his stellar lead work with influences from Clarence White to John Coltrane. This guitar delivers exactly what the contemporary flatpicking artist needs: substantial treble and midrange for rapid single-line lead, clean note separation for definition and the traditional bass boom without the woofy bottom end of some of the venerable Pre-war dreadnoughts. Master grade Indian Rosewood and old Sitka Spruce give this instrument a professional presence at an attainable price. This guitar was just shipped to The Fellowship of Acoustics in Dedemsvaart, Netherlands. Reach out to Coen with any questions.
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For whatever reason the myth seems to persist that Dick Hoover was the founder of SCGC. In actuality myself and founding partner, William Davis were the founders. We were the original partners, contributed the funds to start the company and provided the name. Perhaps this will never get resolved but it should - in fairness to history.
I have a 1999 Tony Rice, amazing guitar.
| She is a stunner. Tuned her up to pitch and I don’t know how to say this. She has made every other guitar in my collection weep. I own some mighty fine instruments, two of your OMs, a Collings OM, a Bourgeois D Vintage Heirloom, a Huss and Dalton TD-R. This 1934 D feels and sounds like it’s in a class of its own. I am so grateful to your shop’s attention to detail and craftsmanship. I’ve played a few Brazilian backed guitars in the past (Martin, Taylor and Bourgeois) and can appreciate the tonal difference between Brazilian and East Indian rosewood. Brazilian just sounds so much sweeter, has a more balanced sound, and more controlled and pleasing overtones than East Indian. However none of the other Brazilian guitars inspired me to pay the extra money for them, and those guitars were half the price of the 1934 D. Santa Cruz isn’t just using Brazilian rosewood in the 1934D, they’re using the real deal old growth Brazilian. “The Good Stuff” as they say. This guitar took the positives I heard from the other BRW guitars, and turned up the dial to 11. This is truly a lifer. Heirloom quality both in aesthetics and in sound. What is amazing is that this was just finished by your shop earlier this year, so it’s “the worst it is ever going to sound” right now, and it’s already the best guitar I’ve ever played. It will only open up and sound more amazing in the years to come! |
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