Built with exceptionally rare and seasoned tonewoods, this is a delightful Santa Cruz custom 00 12-fret featuring exceptional woods with a story, these are great tonewoods that speak from an age long ago. 3000 year old Ancient Sitka Spruce is paired with 120+ year old Bryn Athyn Cathedral Indian Rosewood with full figured Hawaiian Koa body, fretboard and headstock bindings, cowboy rope top purfling and rosette, Adirondack Spruce bracing with hot hide glue construction, custom solid headstock, thinner 1 11/16″ nut width and more.
The Ancient Sitka Spruce top was unearthed on an island of Alaska after being buried in a landslide over 3000 years ago. Over the 3 millennia, the color has naturally changed to the ghostly hue it is now. That is not a stain- the smoky green/ grey color is the actual color of the wood. The tree was estimated to be 1000 years old when it fell. Due to the capsulizing of the tree, it did not rot but rather it aged over that time. That it was retrieved, found to be in workable condition, and then quarter sawn to make an amazing guitar, is an extraordinary feat for this piece of wood. There is an amazing tone and clarity of this Ancient Sitka Spruce top, which had been curing and aging already for a 1000 years at the time of Christ. You can feel the history with every strum.
The Indian Rosewood back and sides are from hallowed origins, sourced from the stunning Bryn Athyn Cathedral in Bryn Athyn, PA. Originally sourced at the turn of the 20th century for inner adornments and lining of the Pennsylvanian cathedral, some leftover quartered boards of stunning Indian Rosewood were abandoned and left to age to perfection in a stonewalled room which is akin to a cave for consistent temperature and humidity- the most ideal conditions to age this rare wood for the past 120 years. Indian Rosewood harvested in the late 1800’s is very hard to nearly impossible to come by, especially in quartered boards in this environment. Beautiful in color, this Indian Rosewood has the look and tone similar to Brazilian.
The Santa Cruz 00 is an ergonomic delight. This instrument delivers ease of playability and surprising volume for its size. Certainly not just a smaller version of the 000, the 00 is a specialized tool onto itself. The 12-fret body and 24-3/4 inch string length tunes to pitch at lower string tension, making the action supple while requiring less of a stretch between frets. The size and voicing of the 00 give it an exceptionally balanced EQ with a wonderful complex tone and remarkable projection. This serious instrument is surprisingly loud. The 00’s portability makes it an excellent companion for composing and recording, and its sophisticated voice encourages players to explore undiscovered fretboard possibilities. Holding this guitar just feels right.
Other features include Ebony fretboard and pyramid bridge, Indian Rosewood headstock overlay, full figured Hawaiian Koa bindings, Nickel Waverly tuners with butterbean knobs, Adirondack Spruce bracing with hot hide glue, figured Koa heelcap, back strip and wedge strip, Mahogany satin finish neck with solid headstock, Bone pins, 1 11/16″ nut width, 24.75″ short scale length and more.
Includes hardshell case and Lifetime Warranty.
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