Larrivée Guitars
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Larrivée Information
- Larrivée.com
- The Larrivee Tradition of Handmade Canadian Guitars — Canadian Journal for Traditional Music (1995)
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Ebony
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Fretboard
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Pearl
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Deluxe
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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
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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” |
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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” |
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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” |
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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
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Nut Width Comparison
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Forum Guitars
Forum I
Shipped January 2006 - handled by Jason at Notable Guitars. Source: Larrivée Forum
Specifications
- OM Body Style
- 03 Model appointments (satin finish)
- Built in Vancouver, BC Canada
- Mahogany / Spruce or
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- 12 Fret
- Abalone Rosette
- Mother of Pearl logo inlay on headstock
- No cutaway models were produced
- Forum I — 17 produced
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Forum II
Same as Forum I, released later.
- Forum II — 10 produced
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Forum III
The Forum III was a 12 fret LS body which was brought out of retirement. Jean Larrivee bought some 35 year old Italian Spruce and offered it on this batch...so there were mahogany/IS, rosewood/IS and all mahogany models made in the LS body. These had herrringbone roseetes, and herringbone purfling and cutaways were offered on this batch...although no shiny stuff was allowed on this edition of the forum guitar. About 80 of these were built (78 signed/numbered issues plus a few unsigned/not numbered guitars escaped from Vancouver...)
Source: Dotneck on Larrivée forum
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
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- 12 Fret
- Herringbone Rosette
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- 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