- This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 12 years, 6 months ago by
.
-
Posts
-
-
Santa Cruz Guitars http://www.santacruzguitar.com/
All handmade in southern California and only about 700 guitars per year are made, which is about as many guitars as production guitars built in 45 days. A great story of American ingenuity and effort that built a successful and thriving business
Richard Hoover’s passion for the acoustic guitar gave rise to a burning desire to discover how they were made and equally important, how they worked. In 1968, there was absolutely no information on the construction of the acoustic steel string guitars. In pre-Internet days, the other independent pioneers of guitar building may just as well have been on other planets.
Copying the assemblies of the important brands was straightforward, compared to truly controlling the guitar’s voice. Hoover turned to the printed body of knowledge on centuries of violin refinement as the sole source of the true way. Herein lay the key for taking his favored instrument out of the realm of the factories and into the enlightened practice of traditional lutherie. The quest included independent experimentation, the grace of mentors, countless repairs, restorations and the construction of numerous guitars and carved-top mandolins.
Check out their various models but here is a video of one of their newest models. I have to say that this is what guitar should sound like, or at least in my opinion.
-
Nice sounding guitar.
The melody of the notes is what expresses the art of music . 🙂 6stringerPete
It really is all about ”melody”. The melody comes from a language from our heart. Our heart is the muscle in music harmony. The melody is the sweetness that it pumps into our musical thoughts on the fretboard. 🙂 6 stringer Pete
Pete
Active Melody
Forum Moderator
-
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
