Santa Cruz D Dreadnought

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The D was the first guitar Santa Cruz built, a dreadnought Richard Hoover designed in 1976 with tapered bracing for a more balanced voice than a traditional dreadnought. Ours is the Founder Collection D, with a Sitka spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, a round mahogany neck and a 1-11/16 inch nut, strung with Santa Cruz mid-tension strings for flatpicking and strumming.

  • Sitka spruce over Indian rosewood
  • Tapered Sitka bracing
  • 1-11/16 in. nut, round neck
  • Santa Cruz case included

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Santa Cruz D Founder Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar #8241
Santa Cruz D Founder Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar #8241
Sale price$7,500.00

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The Founder D has an ebony fingerboard with 2mm mother-of-pearl dots, ivoroid binding on the body, fingerboard and peghead, a purfle combo rosette, an ebony bridge with mother-of-pearl dotted pins, a tortoise pickguard and Waverly nickel tuners with oval knobs. The body has a buffed clear finish and the neck is matte.

Want German spruce and a satin finish instead? Compare it with the Santa Cruz 1976 Series D. Every D we sell gets our 23-Point Professional Inspection before it ships. See the rest of the Founder Collection or all of our Santa Cruz guitars.

Why buy from The Acoustic Shoppe

  • A twelve-time NAMM Top 100 Dealer (2015–2026)
  • The #1 worldwide Eastman acoustic guitar dealer
  • Every instrument ships after our 23-Point Professional Inspection

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Santa Cruz D?
The D is the first model Santa Cruz built, a dreadnought from 1976 with tapered bracing. Ours is the Founder Collection version, with a Sitka spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides.
How is the Founder D different from the 1976 Series D?
Both are Indian rosewood dreadnoughts with a round neck, a 1-11/16 inch nut and mid-tension strings. The Founder D has a Sitka spruce top with tapered bracing, a buffed finish, ivoroid binding and Waverly tuners; the 1976 D has a German spruce top on scalloped Sitka braces, a Vintage Satin finish, black binding and Gotoh tuners.
Is the Santa Cruz D in stock?
The grid above shows the D guitars we have now. If you don't see one, call or message us and we'll tell you what's on the way.

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