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Home / Shop / 1988 Santa Cruz H-50 Brazilian/Adirondack Red

1988 Santa Cruz H-50 Brazilian/Adirondack Red

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Status
Sold
Brand
Santa Cruz
Product Year
1988
Model
H-50
Serial #
688
New/Preowned
Preowned
SKU
226
Condition
Excellent, some finish settling around headstocklogo, otherwise super clean.
Body Type(s)
Small, 00
Back & Sides
Rosewood - Brazilian
Top
Spruce - Adirondack (Red)
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Bridge
Ebony
Rosette
Lines
Top Trim
Violin Lines
Fingerboard
Ebony
Fret Markers
None
Frets to Body
14
Headplate
Rosewood - Brazilian
Headstock Inlay
Builder Logo
Tuners
Schaller
Cutaway
Venetian
Pickguard
Tortoise Style
Pickup
None, we can install one, ask about options
Body Length
19.375 in
Upper Bout
1 in
Lower Bout
14.75 in
Body Depth Heel
3 in
Body Depth Tail
4 in
Scale Length
25.4 in
Scale Length (mm)
645.2 mm
Nut Width
1.81 in
Nut Width (mm)
46 mm
String Spacing
2.19 in
String Spacing (mm)
55.6 mm
Weight
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This one-of-a-kind guitar was commissioned by a collector fond of early Santa Cruz instruments. It features custom inlays by the now famous Larry Robinson, done completely by hand. The detail on the inlaid Butterflies is nothing short of amazing. Also featured is some of the nicest Brazilian you’ll find on any SC and Adirondack to top it off. The tone is strong, sweet reminiscent of prewar Martin small bodies. Warm bass and treble strings that are pure and fat.

This beauty was commissioned by a collector of early SC guitars and he asked for the best of everything. The woods are top notch throughout and Larry Robinson hand inlaid some of the most beautiful work you can find on the fingerboard. You might be tempted to hang this on the wall and stare at it, but trust me you'll want to play it. The voice is sweet and as pleasing as many old Martins I've held.
This guitar sounds like an old Martin 00. The cutaway makes for easy access to the higher frets. The combination of Brazilian Rosewood with Adirondack Red Spruce defined the sound of the late twenties and thirties Martins. The famous inlay master Larry Robinson (he wrote the book on pearl inlay, literally) added some beautiful butterflies and flowers to this fingerboard that are absolutely stunning.
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Scale Length 25.4 in
Nut Width 1.81 in
String Spacing 2.19 in
Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian

This one-of-a-kind guitar was commissioned by a collector fond of early Santa Cruz instruments. It features custom inlays by the now famous Larry Robinson, done completely by hand

This beauty was commissioned by a collector of early SC guitars and he asked for the best of everything. The woods are top notch throughout and Larry Robinson hand inlaid some of the most beautiful work you can find on the fingerboard
This guitar sounds like an old Martin 00. The cutaway makes for easy access to the higher frets
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