Santa Cruz Limited Fretboard Summit 2025 D Model Sitka Spruce/Indian Rosewood Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Sunburst w/Hard Case

The Dreadnought: the design that introduced boutique lutherie. In the early 1970’s, it was the rare player who would consider any guitar smaller than a dreadnought. Stellar players were handicapped by the traditional D’s predominate bass and thin trebles. The strength of the typical dreadnought guitar is in its power and volume, which is achieved by the guitar’s large body size. The increased air space also gives the instrument a predisposition to the bass range, an asset to some playing styles and a detriment to others.

Built for Fretboard Summit 2025 here at the Old Town School of Folk Music, this Santa Cruz D Model has a unique tapered bracing, voiced to enhance the midrange and treble without compromising the bass volume. This voicing gives the D Model a more even balance and a greater versatility than traditionally braced dreadnoughts. The Santa Cruz Guitar Company Dreadnought Model was carefully conceived to accommodate the modern player’s need for sophisticated balance with more substance in midrange and treble. To deliver these qualities in the acceptable dreadnought-sized body required a very non-traditional approach, as compared to the factory offerings of the day. Using time honored lutherie skills, SCGC created a Trojan Horse – familiar on the outside, dangerous on the inside. SCGC’s innovative D Model remains a mainstay of artists who require acoustic volume without compromising the quality of higher frequencies.

Top: Sitka Spruce

Band/Sides: Indian Rosewood

Purfling: Violin Purfle Combo

Bracing/Voicing: Tapered

Peghead: Solid Square

Overlay Material: Ebony

Headstock Inlay: SCGC

Width at Nut: 1-11/16

Neck Shape: Round Barrel

Bridge Spacing: 2-3/16

Tuners/gears: Nickel Waverly

All instruments from the Old Town School Music Store are professionally evaluated in our climate-controlled storefront before shipping, and directly support the missions, programs, and continued growth of the Old Town School of Folk Music.

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