Everything you need in a dreadnought. We love the design features of this time period, with advanced X bracing and scalloped top braces. For a full description from Santa Cruz, see below. We decided to add a few custom features: - Adirondack spruce top- Ivoroid bindings- Herringbone rosette/top border- Ebony overlay Specs: Body Wood Type Indian Rosewood Back Stripe Black Binding Black Top Wood Type (normally Sitka Spruce) Rosette Violin Purfle Combo Purfling Violin Purfle Bracing/Voicing Scalloped/Advanced X Neck Peghead Solid Square Peghead Binding None Overlay Material (normally Indian RW) Headstock Inlay SCGC Width at Nut 1-11/16 Neck Shape V with Volute Fingerboard Side Dots White Inlay 2mm dots Bridge Spacing 2-3/16 Binding Black Scale Length 25.375 Finish Top Clear Back & Sides Clear/Buffed Neck Clear/Matte Setup Pickguard Tortoise Tuners/gears Nickel Waverly Given the opportunity to hear a truly sophisticated guitar, players experienced a paradigm shift in what they thought possible. This time-tested design ensures large bass response and overall volume. The Pre War design package is presented with understated and elegant appointments to emphasize master grade materials, tone and workmanship. It is perfect for the aficionado that loves the advantages of a professional boutique instrument featuring Indian Rosewood sides and back with Sitka Spruce top, unassuming solid square headstock and a V neck with volute. Under the hood, the Pre War design package honors its pre-WWII predecessors with an advanced X and scalloped top bracing. The D/PW’s powerful volume, overtones and rich presence is an epiphany to the uninitiated. Expect the predominant bass and throaty presence of the surviving pre-war antiques. There are no unnecessary design features on this model, simply the finest materials treated to SCGC’s state of the art lutherie.
