Thank you again to all of you guys that made this happen. It really means a lot to me to see my/Tony’s guitar. I have always felt as though I am just borrowing from him.
As a previous owner of this historic instrument, I have to correct some things that old buddy stated on the video. Tony owned it from 93-95. It was not his “most used” Santa Cruz for advertising, etc. It was NOT the Santa Cruz used on the HomeSpun tapes. That was the SC built for Tony in 2000(don’t recall the serial number right off), which also happened to be his most popular and documented. Richard did NOT build 262(962). Adam Rose built it at Santa Cruz. If you haven’t done it yet, take your phone (when you have the strings off next) and stick in inside the sound hole and take a pic near the bridge on the underside of the top. Adam Rose’s signature is there and can be confirmed via Santa Cruz. The serial number is actually 962, per Santa Cruz. If you look at the tag with Tony’s autograph, the leading two was written first and then they tried to turn it into its actual number “9”. With the build sheet, I personally obtained the build sheet by calling Carolyn and getting Richard’s permission for a copy. They normally don’t give out that information from what I was told. As far as the neck, Snuffy Smith shaped it for Tony. Glad you’re enjoying it. Play it like it’s meant to be played🤘🏼
@@rphd07 there are actually quite a few videos of him playing it, I have them saved on my computer. The picture on the front of the Homespun video is 262, because they took the pic from an advertisement. He didn’t use it in the video, that is correct. He also did use it in a lot of the D’Aquisto advertisements as well. It was his most used in recordings i.e. Tone Poems, River Suite for Two Guitars, Crossings, Bluegrass Album Band Vol 6 and I think I might be missing one. There wasn’t another Santa Cruz used in more recordings that I am aware of. Yes, I do know about the “962” and “262” issue but it stands at “262” as of now ha! Thanks for sharing your knowledge as well.
Was the Homespun the “New Acoustic Guitar” with 6 CD’s from 2003? If that’s the one that’s not 262. The thing I always looked for first to differentiate was to see where the Santa Cruz emblem was on the neck. 262 should be on the 12th fret if I remember correctly and his most played in video SC (that I’m aware of and used on the Homespun video with Happy Traum) has the emblem on the 16th fret. I’m telling you man, I obsessed over finding video footage and never located any. One cool tidbit….when Tony was inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame in 2015 (I believe), on the screen onstage had a pic of him holding 262.
My very first concert seeing professional bluegrass musicians was Doyle Lawson, J D Crowe and The Tony Rice Unit. At the end of the show the Album band played. I remember seeing Tony playing that very guitar. The pickguard really stood out at the time. Wyatt was also playing a Santa Cruz that night. I spent every dollar I had at the tape tables. It’s wild I’ve been able to strum that guitar. It’s a very special instrument and a piece of history.
@@rphd07no need to get mad at facts. You should delete nearly every post you’ve made. None of it is making you look good. Talking money is completely unprofessional. Doing it multiple times is crazy. I can’t figure out why you’d say any of it.
My wife and I got to spend an afternoon with Richard in his shop about 6-7 years ago when we were in California to see the grandson. What an amazing man Richard is !!! I learned more in those few hours about building a guitar than I ever knew ! He and is amazing staff were so so kind and wonderful to us. There was only my wife and myself there and you would have sworn we were his biggest dealer and one of the greatest guitar players like Tony Rice but we were jus fans of his guitars . Hopefully someday I will have him custom build me one !! Thank you Richard and GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU !!!!
Wonderful video. I appreciate your reverence for Tony. I had the pleasure of meeting Tony in the mid-90's and my story is in "The Antique" chapter of his biography. He was a master of his craft and at the apex of all acoustic pickers. His peers are few. But he was equally a true gentleman.
This was the BEST Video EVER! I'm a big Tony Rice fan. Thank you for posting this and letting us see and hear this wonderful guitar. My bandmate inherited a Santa Cruz Tony Rice guitar, from his father. His has East Indian Rosewood though.. It is a powerful guitar.
Thanks. Yes, some notes need to run clear, others blend. I have one of the 150th Anniversary Chris Stapleton Epiphone Frontier dreadnoughts for my son. It is torrified Adirondack and maple made in Bozeman MT by Gibson. Not nessisarily my style, but it has uses. I can hear some of that voice in the guitar. I wonder how that TAS 10TH Anniversary dreadnought will compare to this Rice guitar. Thanks John
What a great piece of music history! Thanks for making this video, I really enjoyed hearing about Tony's guitar. One very minor correction--I think in Tony's letter he compared it to his 1935 D28, not a 1935 D18. I could be wrong, it just looks to me like he wrote a "2" rather than a "1," but being cursive the numbers look quite similar. I'm not trying to be pedantic or detract from your efforts, just figured I'd mention it in case anyone got confused. Great work!
@@AcousticShoppeI owned that exact guitar from December 2013 until May 2017. That was not the guitar used on the Homespun tapes. The Santa Cruz used on the Homespun videos was built in 2000. Also during my time of ownership I searched high and low for video footage of Tony playing it and never found any. His most notable Santa Cruz (the one built in 2000) has countless hours of video footage. I personally obtained the build sheet with special permission from Richard and included it in that blue binder. I also found the advertisement for the strings. I was the third owner behind George.
the guy who knew more about Clarence White’s D-28 was Roy Noble. Roy rebuilt the D-38 after Clarence bought the guitar from McCabe & Camp’s in Santa Monica ,Cal, Retraced the top, installed a Gretsch white bound ebony fretboard, which was a 25.25” scale. Clarence bought three more guitars from Roy. I was apprenticing with Roy when the shop was in Van Nuys, Cal,. I helped build Noble # 069., #069:was Clarence's go to Acoustic guitar thru most of his career with the Kentucky Colonels, Nashville West, The Mule Skinners, and the Byrds
I got to play another Santa Cruz that was Tony's. Certificate of authenticity with Tony's signature. Guitar was named " Chocolate" by Tony. It was for sale the last time I heard. In case you need another!
I’m not sure about that. I believe Chocolate was built in 1997. I could be wrong, but in 3.5 years of ownership I never ran across that bit of information about it.
Hi - can I kindly ask for the link to that intro of Tony playing solo? It’s really incredible and I’d love to view in its entirety. Thank you for sharing! Steve NJ
Weirdly I don't have a moment like that I remember. Both of my parents had lots of music around, both with good voices and timing. I had an antique kid's banjo by the age of 4, mini steel string guitar by 6..which is one of the eventual hints I was, sadly, left handed 😂. I don't recall ever not being able to sing. So I eventually picked up a lefty acoustic. Why? I didn't wanna be "just a singer" and trombones cant do chords.
I have a Tony rice pro and it’s excellent - though I’m going to ditch the monels and go back to parabolics - the monels are amazing for mahogany but not rosewood
Another interview in which the interviewer does all the talking, to the point of steamrolling right over the interviewee's attempts to interject. Classic EweToobe fare.
