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The Santa Cruz Guitar Company is an American manufacturer of acoustic guitars, located in Santa Cruz, California. The company was started in 1976 by luthier Richard B. Hoover, who is reputed to have "trained some of the most accomplished contemporary luthiers in his workshop", and investors Bruce Ross and William Davis. They produce somewhere between 500 and 700 guitars a year, and their instruments are known for being "some of the world’s finest steel-string guitars" with characteristics described as "being highly resonate and having a complexity of overtones".

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  • The Santa Cruz Guitar Company is an American manufacturer of acoustic guitars, located in Santa Cruz, California. The company was started in 1976 by luthier Richard B. Hoover, who is reputed to have "trained some of the most accomplished contemporary luthiers in his workshop", and investors Bruce Ross and William Davis. They produce somewhere between 500 and 700 guitars a year, and their instruments are known for being "some of the world’s finest steel-string guitars" with characteristics described as "being highly resonate and having a complexity of overtones". (en)
  • Santa Cruz is een merk van gitaren, voornamelijk gespecialiseerd in staalsnarige gitaren. De oprichter van Santa Cruz Guitar Company is , die in 1972 gitaren en mandolines begon te bouwen. Vanaf 1976 concentreerde hij zich op staalsnarige gitaren. Inmiddels produceert zijn bedrijf zo'n 800 gitaren per jaar, waarvan de helft maatwerk is. Santa Cruz gebruikt als houtsoorten voornamelijk palissander (Indian Rosewood), mahonie en spar (zowel de schaarse Duitse spar als de Canadese Sitka). Voor de jazz-modellen gebruikt het ook esdoorn. De werkwijze en kwaliteit van Santa Cruz-gitaren resulteert in een hoge prijszetting, met standaardmodellen tussen 4000 en 6000 euro. (nl)
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  • Ukuleles (en)
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  • Acoustic, acoustic bass & baritone guitars (en)
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  • The Santa Cruz Guitar Company is an American manufacturer of acoustic guitars, located in Santa Cruz, California. The company was started in 1976 by luthier Richard B. Hoover, who is reputed to have "trained some of the most accomplished contemporary luthiers in his workshop", and investors Bruce Ross and William Davis. They produce somewhere between 500 and 700 guitars a year, and their instruments are known for being "some of the world’s finest steel-string guitars" with characteristics described as "being highly resonate and having a complexity of overtones". (en)
  • Santa Cruz is een merk van gitaren, voornamelijk gespecialiseerd in staalsnarige gitaren. De oprichter van Santa Cruz Guitar Company is , die in 1972 gitaren en mandolines begon te bouwen. Vanaf 1976 concentreerde hij zich op staalsnarige gitaren. Inmiddels produceert zijn bedrijf zo'n 800 gitaren per jaar, waarvan de helft maatwerk is. (nl)
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  • Santa Cruz (gitaar) (nl)
  • Santa Cruz Guitar Company (en)
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