Larrivée Forum Guitars
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Forum I
Shipped January 2005.
Jason at Notable Guitars worked extensively with the Larrivée Forum to select what would become the forum guitar.
Specifications
- OM - Orchestra Model Body Style
- 03 Series appointments (satin finish) plus * below
- Built in Vancouver, BC Canada
- Mahogany / Spruce top or
- Mahogany / Mahogany top
- 12 Frets clear to the body
- * Abalone Rosette
- * Mother of Pearl logo inlay on headstock
- * Black Tuner buttons
- No cutaway models were produced
- Forum I — 17 produced
- There were 17 Forum guitars delivered in early January 2005. One of the Forum I guitars was damaged and a replacement was shipped with the 9 Forum II's that were shipped in April 2005
Discussions & Links
- Randy R.'s Forum Guitar page (note: Build Photos)
- Forum I build pictures on the Larrivée Forum
- Dotneck on Larrivée forum
- Danerada on Larrivée forum
Forum II
Same as Forum I, released in April 2005
Specifications
- OM - Orchestra Model Body Style
- 03 Series appointments (satin finish) plus * below
- Built in Vancouver, BC Canada
- Mahogany / Spruce top or
- Mahogany / Mahogany top
- 12 Frets clear to the body
- * Abalone Rosette
- * Mother of Pearl logo inlay on headstock
- * Black Tuner buttons
- No cutaway models were produced
- Forum II — 9 produced. One more was built as a replacement for a Forum I that was damaged in transit.
Discussions & Links
- Randy R.'s details about the Forum II
- Randy R.'s Forum Guitar page (note: Build Photos)
- Dotneck on Larrivée forum
- Danerada on Larrivée forum
Forum III
The Forum III Guitar started shipping March 16, 2009. There was a factory tour of the Vancouver, BC plant where these were built.
Specifications
- Number produced: 78 (official number but there were overruns)
- First guitars shipped March 2009
- LS - Larrivée Smallbody Body Style
- 03 Series appointments (satin finish) plus * below
- Built in Vancouver, BC Canada
- Wood Combinations available
- South American Mahogany / Italian Spruce Top (32)¹
- Rosewood / Italian Spruce Top (20) ¹
- South American Mahogany / Mahogany Top (14) ¹
- Neck: 12 Frets to the body
- * Herringbone sound hole Rosette
- * 12th fret inlay three micro dots, no other fretboard markers, with dots on neck edge binding.
- Maple binding
- Standard 03 level tuners
- Original Hardshell Case
- * Detached tortoise pick guard (Jim Holler at Trinity Guitars will install only IF requested)
- Custom bone saddle made by Jim Holler
- Personalized set up by Jim Holler
- Price without options - under $1050 USD
- Label says
Forum Guitar III
No # of 78
Each label signed by JCL (Jean Claude Larrivée)
- Options:
- Herringbone purfling - $150 (34) ¹
- Venetian Cutaway - $300 (7) ¹
- Left-handed (9)
The Beginning
Since many Forum-ites and Larri-loyalists lament the fact that there are orphaned Larri-models...
(i.e. OOs, OMVs) as in out-of-production models...
What if enough Forum-ites commission Mr. Jean Claude Larrivee himself & his sons to produce... a Special Order batch for a discontinued model...
say through 12th Fret, Guitar Adoptions, Notable, Trinity... as distributors - that just about covers the continent and both sides of the border.
We'll stick to the RW-Spruce and HOG-Spruce variety only.
Please keep your comments brief - (1) specify Larri-MODEL ONLY you wish to order.... (2) Yes or No - do you think this is possible?
ricky
SERIOUSLY... I guess this is a survey / vote ===> so we can have our dream most cherished Larri to own... or you can tell me if I'm on GAS-delusion?
— Source:Orphaned Larris What If...
Discussions & Links
- Forum III discussion Part I
- Forum III discussion II - The Wait
- Forum III impressions and discussion
- Forum III owners' pictures
- Facebook Forum III group
- Facebook Forum III photos
- Forum discussion about the March 16, 2009 factory tour including pictures
- Forum discussion - photos from the tour — thread dedicated to pictures
- Larrivée Guitars Forum Tour, March 16, 2009 — PhotoMat's online album.
Forum IV
Larrivée Forum thread on the Forum IV
Two production runs.
- First scheduled after ordering cutoff December 15, 2009. 24 Guitars
- The second is scheduled for ordering cutoff January 15, 2010
Specifications
- OO Body Style 00-03 Mahogany Top
- 03 Series appointments (satin finish) plus * features below
- Headstock Ebony overlay with:
- * Silver border
- * Pearl Logo
- * Back strip
- * Herringbone Rosette
- * 12 frets open to the body
- 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
- Ebony fingerboard
- Nut width 1 3/4th
- Bridge: 2 3/8th string spacing
Ordering information
Jim Holler, Luthier
Trinity Guitars
800 West Third St
Jamestown, NY 14701
716-665-4490
email: JimHoller@TrinityGuitars.com
website: http://www.trinityguitars.com
Source: dependan on the Larrivée forum
The Beginning
F-IV special order 00-03MT by the forum & Trinity Guitars
YUP. Jim is going to get us the information on pricing and timing. But we are going to be able to order some 00-03 MT's.
There will only be one guitar NO options for this order a 00-03 MT
Please don't ask for other options. This is all Larrivee will make this time.
So if we keep it simple as has been discussed in the 00-03 thread then we can get this done easily and quickly.
So who will be in for sure? I know of 3 already including myself that are ready, but I'll let y'all say so.
Source: F-IV special order 00-03MT by the forum & Trinity Guitars