Santa Cruz D-262 TR Owned by Tony Rice 1993, Natural

$60,000.00

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Specs


Instrument	Dreadnought
Brand	Santa Cruz
Model	D-962 TR
Finish	Natural
SKU	GF8981-A
Handedness	Right
Made In Year	1993
Top	German Spruce
Back and Sides	Brazilian Rosewood
Neck/Fingerboard	Mahogany/Ebony
Bridge Material	Ebony
Tuners	Gold Waverlys
Radius	10"
Neck Profile	Slim "V"
Neck Depth	0.756" - 0.852"
Scale Length	25.25"
Nut Width	1.690"
String Spacing at Saddle	2.223"
Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N)	Y
Electronics	None
Case	TKL hard shell case
Modifications/Repairs	Replacement saddle

Description

This Santa Cruz D-262 TR is a living piece of bluegrass history, personally owned and used by legend of the genre, Tony Rice. Santa Cruz built this example in conjunction with Rice in 1993, and he used it for a two year period until selling it in 1995. It was featured on Rice's record "Bluegrass Album Band Vol. 6" along with his legendary 1935 Martin D-28. However, Rice "defies the listener to distinguish one guitar from the other" in the included provenance.

Aside from the association with Rice, the guitar stands out as an exceptional build. The body is made of Brazilian rosewood back and sides, and pairs beautifully with the German spruce top featuring Rice's signature enlarged sound hole for powerful, explosive tone. The neck is exceptionally slim for lightning fast playability and comfortable with a nice "V" shape. The herringbone binding and rosette along with the SCGC logo offer an understated elegance to this beautiful instrument. Cosmetically, it remains in excellent shape with only minor player wear, and as far as repair and modifications there has been some light fret work and our in-house repair team recently installed a new saddle.

Whether you're a fan of Rice's indisputable flatpicking, or searching for a bluegrass cannon to hold on to the rest of your days, this guitar stands out.

Includes TKL hard shell case, a binder featuring a handwritten note from Rice himself and a DVD featuring Rice and his guitar on the cover.

*When using Affirm, we charge an additional 3.5% fee on the total at checkout. The majority of our instruments are consignment, where CVG keeps a small percentage of each sale. To be able to cover the additional costs required to offer financing, we have to include a higher fee to the customer. The 3.5% fee will be included in and spread across your Affirm payments.