A Sitka Spruce and Indian Rosewood Acoustic with Pre War Styling from Santa Cruz!
$8,725.00
Behold this stunning Santa Cruz OM/PW! It’s a magnificent orchestra model with a magical blend of Sitka Spruce and Indian Rosewood that offers a powerful and balanced voice with incredible depth. The Advanced X bracing ensures a booming low end and bell-like trebles that ring true with every note. With its comfortable V-neck and classic appointments, this guitar is a joy to play and a feast for the eyes. It's more than just a musical instrument—it's an investment in a legacy of superb lutherie, a unique specimen tended to with careful labor to ensure it is supremely playable and an absolutely rock-solid companion for a lifetime of beautiful music!
Given the opportunity to hear a truly sophisticated guitar, players experienced a paradigm shift in what they thought possible. This time-tested design ensures large bass response and overall volume. The Pre War design package is presented with understated and elegant appointments to emphasize master grade materials, tone and workmanship. It is perfect for the aficionado that loves the advantages of a professional boutique instrument featuring Indian Rosewood sides and back with Sitka Spruce top, unassuming solid square headstock and a V neck with volute. Under the hood, the Pre War design package honors its pre-WWII predecessors with an advanced X and scalloped top bracing. The OM/PW’s versatility and ergonomics lend great appeal for traditional picking styles and impressive rhythm work. Expect the predominant bass and throaty presence of the surviving pre-war antiques. There are no unnecessary design features on this model, simply the finest materials treated to SCGC’s state of the art lutherie.
Interested in building your custom Santa Cruz with us? Email us at acoustics@soundpure.com, or call us at (919) 682-5552! Richard Hoover began building guitars and carved-top mandolins in 1972. By 1976 his focus was on the modern steel string guitar. The task of becoming a master at all aspects of guitar making is a lifelong pursuit, and Richard has patiently refined his craftsmanship and knowledge as his company has grown. It was and is Richard's intent to translate his skills and sensitivities as an individual builder to an exceptional team of craftspeople, each of whom could become an expert in their specialty. Richard's style of allowing his craftspeople to interpret his vision has propelled Santa Cruz Guitar Company to the forefront of modern guitar making. Each Santa Cruz guitar receives an extraordinary amount of individual attention due to our "bench style" of building, which necessitates that each worker not only perform his own specialty, but also review the work of those who have completed stages before him. Over half of all the instruments that we build are custom orders, reflecting to a high degree the personality and unique playing needs of the buyer. Every guitar top is graduated and tuned by hand to attain maximum resonance and sustain, ensuring a high level of consistency of sound within each standard model line as well as the ability for custom voicing. The balance, tone, volume, and response of a Santa Cruz guitar are established before the guitar is strung. By limiting the number of instruments built, we can practice a style of lutherie born from a genuine love of the guitar, as opposed to a production line approach that might favor greater numbers at the expense of our attention to detail. We believe that our approach ensures that every Santa Cruz guitar is exceptional. Our intent is to create a uniquely sophisticated instrument that will inspire and challenge its owner throughout a lifetime.
Body Wood: Indian Rosewood
Back Stripe: None.
Body Binding: Black.
Top Wood: Sitka Spruce.
Rosette: Violin Purfle Combo.
Purfling: Single Violin Purfling.
Bracing/Voicing: Advanced X/Scalloped.
Peghead: Solid.
Peghead Binding: None.
Overlay Material: Indian Rosewood.
Headstock Inlay: SCGC.
Nut Width: 1-3/4″.
Neck Shape: V with Volute.
Side Dots: White.
Fretboard Inlay: 2mm dots.
Width at 14th Fret: 2-3/16″.
Fingerboard Binding: Black.
Scale Length: 25.375″.
Top Finish: Clear.
Back & Sides Finish: Clear/Buffed.
Neck Finish: Clear/Matte.
Pickguard: Tortoise.
Tuners/Gears: Nickel Waverly.
LR Baggs Presents Santa Cruz Guitar Company. This short film narrated by Richard Hoover, founder of Santa Cruz Guitar Company, documents the culture of their boutique lutherie and a mission to provide exceptional instruments for musicians that truly change the world.
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