Santa Cruz Guitar Company
Dreadnoughts
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This page represents a broad category of all 12 and 14 fret Gibson
and Martin derived Santa Cruz dreadnoughts with the exceptions of the
Tony Rice model, the Steve Swan Jumbos, and the Bob Brozman Baritone
models. There are three main top brace voicing types, the tapered (D),
double tapered (DH), and scalloped (12 Fret D, 1942 Bluegrass D). There
is a wide variety of neck profile shapes and widths available. Most
of the Dreadnoughts that I stock are custom instruments of my design
and I supply almost all the top woods as well as much of the body woods
specially selected from my own stock. I have my own proprietary model,
the 1942 Bluegrass D, which draws many of its functional features from
wartime D-18s and could be viewed as a Mahogany companion model to
the ever-popular Tony Rice model. |
 New 1942 Bluegrass D (DSS-5609) |
This proprietary model made only
for my shop incorportates a lot of features from a specific 1942 Martin
D-18 that I sold to Alan Senauke in 1984, now owned by performer Kathy
Kallick.
Honduras Mahogany back, sides and neck, Artist Grade stiff Adirondack Spruce
with nice even grain, Waverly tuners with ivoroid buttons, Unbound Brazilian
Rosewood headstock overlay with pearl "SCGC" logo, 1 11/16" nut
width , Vintage V-shape neck profile, Black bound ebony fingerboard with
vintage style snail shell fingerboard dots, Tortoiseshell body binding,
Line type 18 style rosette purfling, Black line backstrip and endstrip,
Ebony
bridge with 2 3/16" string spread, Post-1938 X-brace position for
clearer trebles and more complete tonal balance, Special extra responsive
scalloped
brace voicing for a true wartime era vintage tone. This example has a bright,
stringy sound that is great for lead playing, fiddle tunes, or as a mahognay
version of a Tony Rice style guitar. Very easy to play. Strap button
installed in treble side neck heel. A few dings and scratches. With hardshell
case.
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Discount price: was $3250.00 now $2650.00 |
