Larrivée Guitars

Larrivée Information

• Larrivée.com
• The Larrivee Tradition of Handmade Canadian Guitars — Canadian Journal for Traditional Music (1995)

Models

Source: Webarchive

	Parlor	-02 Series	-03 Series	-04 Series	-05 Series	-09 Series	-10 Series
All solid wood construction	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Symmetrical bracing	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Hand-fit dovetail neck joint	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Ebony fretboard & bridge	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Single piece mahogany neck	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Transparent pick guard	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Composite nut & saddle	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Fretboard binding	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Limited lifetime warranty	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Satin finish	•	•	•
Gloss finish				•	•	•	•
Wood body binding					•	•	•
Inlaid silver headstock border					•	•	•
Pearl Larrivee headstock logo					•	•	•
Abalone rosette					•	•	•
Deluxe fretboard inlay							•
Abalone purfling around top							•
Pearl position markers							•

Current Model Comparisons

Source: Larrivée web site December 2009

SPECIFICATION COMPARISONS

This page contains the information which allows you to quickly compare multiple models. Remember that every guitar we manufacture is hand-built, which means that they specs are the guidelines we use, but that the final specification may vary slightly.

Body Size Comparisons

L - Larrivee Body Lower Bout · 16” Upper Bout · 11.625” Waist · 10.25” Depth · 4.75” Overall Length · 40.75” Scale Length · 25.5”	OM - Orchestra Model Lower Bout · 15.25” Upper Bout · 11.75” Waist · 9.5” Depth · 4.25” Overall Length · 40.5” Scale Length · 25.5”
D - Dreadnought Lower Bout · 16” Upper Bout · 11.875” Waist · 10.875” Depth · 5” Overall Length · 41” Scale Length · 25.5”	LS - Larrivee Small Body Lower Bout · 15” Upper Bout · 11.875“ Waist · 9.75” Depth · 4.25” Overall Length · 40.5” Scale Length · 25.5”
P - Parlor Lower Bout · 13.25” Upper Bout · 9.5“ Waist · 7.75” Depth · 4.5” Overall Length · 36.75” Scale Length · 24”	SD - Slope Dreadnaught Lower Bout · 15” Upper Bout · 11.25“ Waist · 10.5” Depth · 4.875” Overall Length · 40.5” Scale Length · 25.5”
OO Body Lower Bout: 14" Upper Bout: 10" Waist: 8.25" Depth: 4" Scale Length: 25.5", 12fret to body Nut Width: 1 & 3/4"" (44.3mm or 1.75") Length 19-1/8"

 

 

Series Feature Comparison

FEATURE	-03	-05	-09	-10	-19	-50	-60	SD-50	SD-60	-30
All Solid Wood Construction	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Symetrical X Bracing	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Hand Fit Dove Dail Neck Join	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Ebony Fingerboard	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Ebony Bridge	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Single Piece Mahogany Neck	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Ivroid Fretboard Binding	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Solid Wood Body Binding	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Limited Lifetime Warranty	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Abalone Rosette		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Satin Finish Neck	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Satin Finish Body	•
Transparent Pickguard	•									•
Exclusive Beveled Pickguard		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Gloss Finish Body		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Mother of Pearl Logo		•	•	•		•	•	•	•
Microdot fretboard Markers		•	•
Abalone Soundboard Purfling				•
Deluxe Fretboard Inlays				•
Deluxe Bridge Wing Inlays				•	•
Vine Fretboard Inlays					•
Vine Headstock Inlays w/ Logo					•
Open Back Stainless Steel Tuners						•	•
Flat Top Headstock w/ Volute						•	•
Pearl Diamond Fretboard Inlays						•	•	•	•
Herringbone Soundboard Purfling						•	•	•	•
Stainless Steel Side Mounted Tuners								•	•
Slotted Headstock w/ Volute								•	•
Symetrical Fan Bracing										•
Rosewood Bridge										•
Ebony Fretboard Binding										•
Handmade Classical Tuners										•
Classical Slotted Headstock										•
Mosaic Rosette										•

 

Nut Width Comparison

Model 1 & 11/16" 1 & 3/4" 1 & 7/8" 2" Dreadnoughts •       Larrivee Bodies (All Series 6-String)   •     Orchestra Models (All Series 6-String)   •     Parlors   •     Slope Dreadnaughts     •   All Twelve Strings     •   Classical Guitars       •

Forum Guitars

Forum I

Shipped January 2006 - handled by Jason at Notable Guitars. Source: Larrivée Forum

Forum I build pictures

Forum I - 7 of 17, armrest not standard

Forum I - 7 of 17

Forum I - 7 of 17

Specifications

• OM Body Style
• 03 Model appointments (satin finish)
• Built in Vancouver, BC Canada
• Mahogany / Spruce or
• Mahogany / Mahogany
• 12 Fret
• Abalone Rosette
• Mother of Pearl logo inlay on headstock
• No cutaway models were produced
• Forum I — 17 produced

Sources:

• Dotneck on Larrivée forum
• Danerada on Larrivée forum

Forum II

Same as Forum I, released later.

• Forum II — 10 produced

Sources:

• Dotneck on Larrivée forum
• Danerada on Larrivée forum

Forum III

Forum III Mahogany top back sides

Forum III Italian Spruce top Mahogany back, sides

The Forum III Guitar was shipped March 16, 2009. There was a factory tour of the Vancouver, BC plant where these were built.

Forum III owners' pictures

Forum discussion about the March 16, 2009 factory tour including pictures

Specifications

• Number produced: 78 (official number but there were overruns)
• Shipped March 2009
• LS Body Style
• 03 Model appointments (satin finish)
• Built in Vancouver, BC Canada
• Mahogany / Italian Spruce or
• Mahogany / Mahogany
• 12 Fret
• Herringbone Rosette
• Options:
  • Herringbone purfling
  • Venetian Cutaway

Forum IV

Two production runs. First scheduled after ordering cutoff December 15, 2009. The second is scheduled for ordering cutoff January 15, 2009

Larrivée Forum thread on the Forum IV

Specifications

• 00-03 mahogany top
• body length ( without neck ) 19 3/8th
• Width upper bout 10 1/8th
• width lower bout 14 1/8th
• depth at butt end of guitar 4 1/4th
• depth at neck end of body 3 3/8th
• one piece mahogany neck with ebony headstock overlay , silver border and pearl logo
• ebony fingerboard
• nut width 1 3/4th
• 2 3/8th string spacing at bridge
• back strip
• herringbone rosette
• 12 fret neck

Ordering information
Jim Holler, Luthier
Trinity Guitars
800 West Third St
Jamestown, NY 14701
716-665-4490
JimHoller@TrinityGuitars.com
http://www.trinityguitars.com

Source: dependan on the Larrivée forum