What is the market value for a Larrivee C10 Brazilian Rosewood Custom?
"If you're going that route, another option to consider is a Paragon Braz/Adi Mini Jumbo that is up for sale right now:
Details:
MJ (mini-jumbo) size
1.5 years old
Old-growth Brazilian Rosewood B&S (VERY dark with dramatic grain on back -- I
call it the
green-eyed monster!)
Adirondack top
high gloss finish
5-piece mahagony neck, satin-finished; Paragon standard headstock in Brazilian
Neck is pretty substantial, the way I like it - not a Taylor neck.
Silver Gotoh tuners
Koa bindings, rosette, and headstock inlay
1 13/16 nut
Compensated bone saddle (I carved my own - still have original TUSC)
Tortoise pickguard
Strap pin installed on neck heel.
K&K Trinity installed
Played pretty regularly until last winter. Just starting to open up. Deep, rich, and even sound, and great sustain. I use it for both flatpick and fingerpicking, standard or open tunings. A very few small dings and blemishes, overall in excellent to near-new condition. One expertly repaired small crack in back, repaired by a local guy, after consulting with Rob by phone. (This crack was presumably due to extremely dry Iowa weather at a time when I wasn't adequately humidifying the guitar. Brazilian can be unforgiving in that way)"
I have no affiliation w/ the buyer other than being an owner of a Paragon guitar. I believe that the top on this Paragon is from the same batch as mine. It's some good 100 year old airplane hanger adirondack.
The seller's name is Jon and his email address is nicatnite @ aol.com. His asking price is $3600 plus shipping or best offer.
And here's a link to his pictures:
duvick.com/forsale.htm
Thanks Bleu!
I can tell you this as a data point - the market value for a 1998 D-10 with Brazilian back and sides is very close to $3,000 USD if in real nice shape. This is based on several sales from reputable U.S. retail shops near the end of 2005.
Cheers,
B.
It all depends on who is buying at the time. I would have thought the market value of a Larrivee custom shop cedar top OM would have been higher, but the sale-that-never-ends proved me wrong.
E. Shoaf
Quote from: Ratishna on April 27, 2006, 08:14:54 PM
It all depends on who is buying at the time. I would have thought the market value of a Larrivee custom shop cedar top OM would have been higher, but the sale-that-never-ends proved me wrong.
E. Shoaf
Well, it's very possible that whoever buys it could make a profit in the long run. I'm not interested in holding on to something like this when I could have it in a Roth IRA or something. This guitar WILL be sold by the end of the week, guarantee it.