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Home / Shop / 1987 Santa Cruz OM, Brazilian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce

1987 Santa Cruz OM, Brazilian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce

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Status
Sold
Brand
Santa Cruz
Product Year
1987
Model
OM
Serial #
11
New/Preowned
Preowned
SKU
TMP675
Condition
Very well-preserved. Only a few scratches!
Body Type(s)
Medium, OM/Concert
Back & Sides
Rosewood - Brazilian
Top
Spruce - Sitka
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Neck Profile
V - Hard
Bridge
Ebony
Rosette
Herringbone
Top Trim
Wood Lines
Fingerboard
Ebony
Fingerboard Bindings
Grained Ivoroid
Fret Markers
Side Dots
Frets to Body
14
Headplate
Rosewood - Brazilian
Headstock Bindings
None
Headstock Inlay
Builder Logo
Instrument Finish
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Bindings
Grained Ivoroid
Tuners
Gotoh
Tuner Finish
Nickel
Cutaway
None
Pickguard
Tortoise Style
Pickup
None
Body Length
19.375 in
Upper Bout
11.375 in
Lower Bout
15.25 in
Body Depth Heel
3.75 in
Body Depth Tail
4.125 in
Scale Length
25.4 in
Scale Length (mm)
645 mm
Nut Width
1.78 in
Nut Width (mm)
45.2 mm
String Spacing
2.18 in
String Spacing (mm)
55.6 mm
Weight
3 lb. 15 oz.
Case
Hardshell
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A beautifully preserved and dynamically resonant piece of Santa Cruz history: SCGC OM #11, built in 1987. Straight-lace Brazilian Rosewood, tight-grained Sitka Spruce, and a V neck for vintage vibe. Wrap all that up in a herringbone bow, and you’re looking at a pretty fingerstyle package that’s opened up handsomely.

Not quite as loud as a Tony Rice D, this OM is nonetheless a powerful strummer with lots of projection lurking under the hood. The middle register has a breathy, opened up quality that gives extra color to fingerstyle arrangements, and the setup feels slinky and smooth to the touch. Taken down to Open D, the play feel remained crisp and responsive. It’s hard to put this one down.

We’re impressed by just how clean this 1987 SCGC is: aside from a few pickguard scratches it looks heaps better than guitars a quarter its age. All that and an obviously played-in tone? A winning combination.

Common misspellings: santacruz, sczg, cruze, barzilian, brazilin, brazlian, sika

I have had the extreme pleasure of getting to know Richard Hoover in the recent past. I consider him a friend. He is one of the builders that helped create the modern independent guitar-maker phenomenon. He has always been a trailblazer and one of the good guys in the business.This early guitar is very different than a modern Santa Cruz. You can almost feel Richard Hoover and Bruce Moss carving the wood. The neck is more of a vintage Martin V shape, the top voicing is very open and alive. It's just special. Sort of like holding a 1930s Martin versus a 1980s Martin. If you’re a Santa Cruise fan or just a fan of the classic American sound and incredible body energy, this one is for you.
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Scale Length 25.4 in
Nut Width 1.78 in
String Spacing 2.18 in
Woods Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Brazilian

A beautifully preserved and dynamically resonant piece of Santa Cruz history: SCGC OM #11, built in 1987. Straight-lace Brazilian Rosewood, tight-grained Sitka Spruce, and a V neck for vintage vibe

I have had the extreme pleasure of getting to know Richard Hoover in the recent past. I consider him a friend
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