1997 Santa Cruz D12
$4495 USD
($6607.65 CAD)
For more details contact us at info@folkwaymusic.com or 855-772-0424.
An extraordinary guitar, this mahogany and Sitka Santa Cruz 12 fret dreadnought has done the impossible and has everyone on staff is in agreement about how memorably incredible it is. It offers power, balance, dynamics, warmth, fundamental, and overtone development in perfect proportion; an improbably comfortable neck carve, classy looks, and it remains in great condition after two and a half decades.
South American mahogany back and sides, Sitka spruce top with scalloped, advanced X bracing. Ebony fretboard and bridge, Waverly tuners, herringbone top trim, ivoroid bindings, wooden purflings, herringbone, wood, and celluloid rosette; zigzag back strip; bone nut and saddle, gloss lacquer finish.
The neck has a wonderfully comfortable carve with a nut width that feels more like 1-13/16” than the 1-7/8” that it is. Much of that is thanks to the round carve and medium-thick depth of .895” at the first fret. It’s one of the few 1-7/8” nut width necks that you’ll be able to wrap your thumb around to fret the low E string. The neck thickens to .993” at the 9th fret, which is a modern dimension and allows easy playing higher up the neck than many vintage-inspired 12 fret necks allow. The bridge pin spacing is 2-5/16, and the scale is 25.4”.
The guitar has been used carefully over it its lifetime and remains in quite attractive condition with original lacquer finish that shows little playwear. No cracks, repairs or damage. You’ll find light finish wear on the treble-edge of the fretboard, light capo impressions on the neck barrel, and a few minor dents along the headstock edges. It’s not in mint condition, but it remains pretty darn clean. We suspect the guitar has had its neck reset in recent years, but there is very little evidence; the frets are likely original and are nicely dressed, and the playability and action are excellent. We’ve set the guitar up with 12s and an action of 5-7 64ths. There is no pickup in the guitar at present but there has been in the past, so we’ve installed an attractive ‘go-back’ endpin.
With original hardshell case
South American mahogany back and sides, Sitka spruce top with scalloped, advanced X bracing. Ebony fretboard and bridge, Waverly tuners, herringbone top trim, ivoroid bindings, wooden purflings, herringbone, wood, and celluloid rosette; zigzag back strip; bone nut and saddle, gloss lacquer finish.
The neck has a wonderfully comfortable carve with a nut width that feels more like 1-13/16” than the 1-7/8” that it is. Much of that is thanks to the round carve and medium-thick depth of .895” at the first fret. It’s one of the few 1-7/8” nut width necks that you’ll be able to wrap your thumb around to fret the low E string. The neck thickens to .993” at the 9th fret, which is a modern dimension and allows easy playing higher up the neck than many vintage-inspired 12 fret necks allow. The bridge pin spacing is 2-5/16, and the scale is 25.4”.
The guitar has been used carefully over it its lifetime and remains in quite attractive condition with original lacquer finish that shows little playwear. No cracks, repairs or damage. You’ll find light finish wear on the treble-edge of the fretboard, light capo impressions on the neck barrel, and a few minor dents along the headstock edges. It’s not in mint condition, but it remains pretty darn clean. We suspect the guitar has had its neck reset in recent years, but there is very little evidence; the frets are likely original and are nicely dressed, and the playability and action are excellent. We’ve set the guitar up with 12s and an action of 5-7 64ths. There is no pickup in the guitar at present but there has been in the past, so we’ve installed an attractive ‘go-back’ endpin.
With original hardshell case