Moon Spruce | Santa Cruz Guitars

Santa Cruz founder Richard Hoover discusses "moon" spruce, choosing a top, and more on the Santa Cruz Coffee Break podcast.

Run by Tad Laird and Richard Newman, the Santa Cruz Guitar Players forum is a fun online environment for discussing Santa Cruz guitars. One popular part of the forum is the “Santa Cruz Coffee Break” series of podcasts, which features a wide range of guests. In this video recording of episode 35, Tad and Richard catch up with Santa Cruz founder Richard Hoover, who gives an update on continuing COVID-related manufacturing challenges before discussing “moon” spruce and the process of selecting tops in general.

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