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Forum I
Shipped January 2006.
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 was shipped 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)
- 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 pickguard (Jim 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. 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
- 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 headstock overlay ,
- *silver border
- *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
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