I'd like to take a poll. :GRN>
This is the best picture available of this distant piece, and as there is some controversy as to the topwood, in your estimation is it cedar or spruce? many thanks.
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Nicely aged SPRUCE. The orange hue developed with time---this is a vintage Larrivee.
NewStrings
I dunno, looks like mastergrade cedar. If it's not, then that is the tightest, straightest grained spruce I've ever seen.
Larrivee used red cedar for some tops I believe.
Looks like cedar to me. Ebony at the top though :GRN>
My guess is cedar. Rosewood back.
Looks a lot like my Cedar topped Morgan. I'm voting Cedar.
My vote is spruce. Looks just like my old L.
My guess is cedar.
does cedar ever form the meguliary rays evident in the pic (sp) like spruce?
Quote from: poki on April 21, 2006, 01:13:19 PM
does cedar ever form the meguliary rays evident in the pic (sp) like spruce?
Yes!
But I still think it is spruce. :WNK>
Not much to go by, but I would say spruce.
-josh
In my experience nylon stringed guitars have cedar tops. However I have seen spruce that color, but it clearly is a classical. Beautiful rosette.
Quote from: strive2walk on April 21, 2006, 05:49:51 PM
In my experience nylon stringed guitars have cedar tops. However I have seen spruce that color, but it clearly is a classical. Beautiful rosette.
Welcome to the Forum.
That rosette was used on larrivee steel string guitars for many years. Jean got his start making classical instruments and many of the early appointments spoke to that.
Steel String Spruce! :WNK> Sorry about the alliteration.
True Ron... but this is a classical. It's the classical fret board and the strings are nylon.
Wouldn't surprise me if it were cedar, but tought to tell from the picture.
-josh
and welcome to the forum strive2walk!!!
:<>OOOPPPSSS :rolleyes:
I was concentrating so hard on the top that I missed the obvious clues that it is a classical.
So, I am revising my alliterated comment to: Soft String Spruce :WNK>
Hummm, I'm still sticking with SPRUCE. I'm with Ron on this one.... classical I will agree, but cedar, not necessarily. As the picture below shows, here is a nice vintage Larrivee classical with a spruce top. Still say it's awfully hard to tell from the tiny picture of the top supplied.
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Ahh yes, I remember having a hand in each of these lovely classicals. The contraversy over the first piece can be ended by knowing it's western red cedar. I hope you can all sleep better at night now ^_^. The piece above this post has a canadian sitka spruce soundboard.
~Jean
In case anyone wants to look at the specs for the above guitar, it can be found at: http://www.12fret.com/used/index.html Just sroll down to the classical section and you will find this 1974 with European Spruce. Here is the link to the detailed top: http://www.12fret.com/used/larriveeClassical1974tp.jpg
NewStrings
Quote from: Jean Larrivee on April 21, 2006, 06:43:32 PM
Ahh yes, I remember having a hand in each of these lovely classicals. The contraversy over the first piece can be ended by knowing it's western red cedar. I hope you can all sleep better at night now ^_^. The piece above this post has a canadian sitka spruce soundboard.
~Jean
I'll take his word for it! :UND>
Very interesting. Jean please don't be a stranger :ph34r:
Where are our manners,
Welcome Jean !!
and Thank You.
Quote from: Jean Larrivee on April 21, 2006, 06:43:32 PM
Ahh yes, I remember having a hand in each of these lovely classicals. The contraversy over the first piece can be ended by knowing it's western red cedar. I hope you can all sleep better at night now ^_^. The piece above this post has a canadian sitka spruce soundboard.
~Jean
Is this actually Jean Larrivee? At first I thought it was a new member's attempt at a very unique screen name.
april fools!
Quote from: Jean Larrivee on April 22, 2006, 12:14:06 AM
april fools!
That still hasn't quite answered my question :GRN>
It is definitely cedar. Absolutely no doubt about it.
Mike