Hi,

I´m a fan of Wendy´s fine engraved inlay work!  :bowdown:

Please post your best headstock inlays for me!

Here, at first, one for you  :wave



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Hi Krefett,

You've seen it before, but since you asked.

30th Anniversary Model  (C 10BZ)

"The lady in the mirror looking back represented us looking back over the past 30 years of guitar building." -- Luke at Larrivée
(http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/ga/ul/6221049125/Headstock.jpg)

Very fine examples, absolut  :+1:

ST: Who is the lady looking in the mirror back over 30 years of guitar building? Have you an idea?  :?

Walkerman: Must be a one of a kind inlay - never seen it before! Has it a history?  :?

Thank you very much for the answers!

Here's my Dancing Gypsy Girl...

(http://randyrick.us/guitars/LarriveeD10bz_Headstock2.JPG)

Hi Randy,

thank you very much - very fine inlay - very good looking with the gold parts!  :thumb

Here is a "Rose Lady" for you - I hope you like it!

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Here She is: "The Goddess."
Wendy really outdid herself on this one.  Thanks Wendy!

(http://www.mccrain.net/koa/web-sized/goddess.jpg)

 :drool: :drool:

What A HOTTIE....great work on all but this last one is AMAZING!!!

Blue

Wow that is nice art work.

Mine just says Larrivee.

Oh aren't these nice!!!  Here is my L-03 to hold me over until I can get a guitar with real inlay.

(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w23/flip333/DSC00400.jpg)

Quote from: Krefett on February 14, 2008, 04:37:49 PM
Hi Randy,

thank you very much - very fine inlay - very good looking with the gold parts!  :thumb

Here is a "Rose Lady" for you - I hope you like it!

Krefett. I had very much wanted a Rose Lady in my collection, but I have stopped buying new additions since my retirement, so unless I can trade for one, it will not ever happen.

Hi Randy,

let´s talk about a trade...

I play the 12-string not so often...

Hi Krefett and company
Lovely Inlays. You are so lucKy  :drool:
This is my finest headstock inlay
Not bad either.
        -Pearl logo
        -Sterling silver border

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/Pinguponte/DSC03039.jpg)


So simple, so nice

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/Pinguponte/DSC01086.jpg)

Hi Ponte,

nice to meet you again!

Thanks for your inlay, love it - it is clean and clear.  Good looking with the wood tuner bottoms.

Here is an early inlay from Wendy for you!

Best wishes to spain!



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Here is a classic , simple but elegant! I love it.
(http://www.trinityguitars.com/steelstr/larrivee/graphics/l09qmse/_B128255.jpg)

Quote from: Krefett on February 17, 2008, 06:06:02 PM
Hi Ponte,

nice to meet you again!

Thanks for your inlay, love it - it is clean and clear.  Good looking with the wood tuner bottoms.

Here is an early inlay from Wendy for you!

Best wishes to spain!

WOW :thumb

Quote from: TrinityGuitars on February 17, 2008, 08:50:38 PM
Here is a classic , simple but elegant! I love it.
(http://www.trinityguitars.com/steelstr/larrivee/graphics/l09qmse/_B128255.jpg)

That´s lovely Jim. Are the tuner knobs white or is it reflection of the flash on metal????

The knobs are white ivoride ( Plastic ) on gold tuners. I love the look of the tuners with the inlay and gloss finish. Here is the back of my guitar
(http://www.trinityguitars.com/steelstr/larrivee/graphics/l09qmse/_B128253.jpg)
Jim Holler

Wow :nice guitar:
Lovely  quilted maple Jim :bowdown:

Here's the inlay on my vintage OM-19. Sorry for the bad light.

(http://bp3.blogger.com/_0YgxXKOr9Qs/R7eMkP9um7I/AAAAAAAAANk/VYvUYZlBDUQ/s320/headstock.jpg)

Well Jim beat me to it for the style but seeing as I bothered to take the picture here it is.
Even though it looks way better in real life.

(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa242/daddyo12453/IMG_0928_1_1.jpg)

The hands and feet always look a bit weird on those inlays  :smile: Those are probally the most difficult parts to make...thanks for all the pics!

Hi,

thanks to all! I hope I can see a few more inlays!  :gotpics:

A few animals would be nice!  :gotpics:

Here´s my jester on a custom OM 10:

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Those are real Jewells you´ve got Krefett
Are you still thinking of increasing you collection????
Do you play them all?

Go on Krefett
,,,,,,,Send us the Gryphon and the Dolphin :mad:

Hi Ponte,

i´m not a collector, who left his guitars in it´s cases and feels fine if they are "new old stock" or something else.... :yak:

Like you, I play my guitars every day - some are tuned different. The OO-20 is the favorite guitar of my brother, who often borrow it from me for his music. From time to time I buy a new one, but it must have a different and great sound and a very good setup. So my guitars have often professional musicians as preowners, if I bought them used.

Since 1980 I play Larrivée´s and in over 25 years of using them every day, 6 guitars are not too much!!!!  :bgrin:

What do you think?

Wow.  Those are some gorgeous inlays.  Here's one I'm kinda partial to...   :bgrin:  Thank you Nathan Noel!  From my Noel OM-DB, his very first acoustic guitar build.



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Hi Krefett
Like you, I play guitar every day. Not necesarily all of them. I tend to fall in love with a particular one for a certain length of time and play it at all times, then fall in love with another one....and so on
At some stage I owned 14 guitars. Most of them gone :crying: hopefully to proud owners and good homes :smile:
Still keep photos of every single one
I totally agree with you. They are meant to be played.....and looked at and shared,  specialy if they are as nice as yours

Quote from: Ponte on February 21, 2008, 01:34:31 PM
Go on Krefett
,,,,,,,Send us the Gryphon and the Dolphin :mad:

Hi Ponte,

sorry for my late mail, but I have only a few minutes time this week to visit the forum!

Here is "The Dolphin" on a 00-20 for you - next week I post more detailed pictures! Don´t get nervous...

I hope other members will also post some exclusive headstocks! It seems we are alone with this theme!  :cheers

Greetings to spain!

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Hi my german friend
WOWWWW. Lovely guitar.
I haven`t seen one of those before. At first glance I thought it was a classical guitar.

Quote from: Krefett on February 26, 2008, 05:26:59 PM

I hope other members will also post some exclusive headstocks! It seems we are alone with this theme!  :cheers

Greetings to spain!

We are not alone. Look at the ammount of views :cheers

Here's mine.  Haven't seen this one on the thread yet.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v143/johnny37/IMG_2518.jpg)

These aren't on the headstock, but on the neck as fret markers on the fretboard.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v143/johnny37/IMG_2523.jpg)

My headstock. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v438/dave42/L-09headstock.jpg) It's been post already, but I like the look. I had never seen this till I opened up the case for the first time. Very pleased. :smile:
Dave

Ok this time I've learned I should preview it first :humour:
(http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e130/Edwardtang/Larrivee%20OM10E%20Mermaid/008.jpg)
(http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e130/Edwardtang/Larrivee%20OM10E%20Mermaid/009-1.jpg)

Quote from: Edwardtang on August 01, 2008, 06:32:43 PM
Ok this time I've learned I should preview it first :humour:

You can edit and change or delete an old post of your own.

I deleted the old one for you (as moderator).

Thank you Randy.  :cheers

Not a larrivee... the Martin "30's torch" in mother of pearl on my Martin custom 12 fret D;

(http://www.voguehost.com/ims/u/dermot/guitars/headstock_net.jpg)


d.

The inlays in this thread are all beautiful.   Let me say right off for the record I don't own the guitar in this picture.  I wish I did.   It's a D-10 all maple special made for the NAMM a few years ago.  It was for sale at a GC.    I'm lefty she was a righty...   you know the story.. It wasn't meant to be.  But I've got this picture of her to remind me.

Haven't seen this one posted yet.  So here's another for your collection



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I said on a previous post that I wasn't a fan of ornate inlays, but some of these are beautiful.  I am converted!!!  Still not sure I would be comfortable playing anything that beautiful though, for fear of dinging it!!

Here's one of my wife on our wedding day.....

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/travette/DSC01815.jpg)

Pegasus

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Here's the Genie...and I have a Mermaid on the way as well....

(http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/5628/sun4oa8.jpg)
Shot with DSC-P200 (http://profile.imageshack.us/camerabuy.php?model=DSC-P200&make=SONY) at 2008-07-17

(http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/7551/mermaidvg3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/7551/mermaidvg3.a0fa60eea1.jpg) (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=523&i=mermaidvg3.jpg)

My mermaid's face looks different ! Your's got its lips to the left and mine is right in the middle?

...mine looks like it just had lunch or something..pleased..compared to your sexier smile....hehe  :tongue:

The Unicorn ...

(http://www.sordellocottage.com/L10%20headstock.jpg)

It just sets mine apart- something different.

(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj253/tailor321/dragoninlay1.jpg)

Does anyone have a pic of Wendy's "Blue Boy" headstock inlay on a Florentine cutaway (would have been made in the mid-80s out of the North Vancouver factory)?

Quote from: arriflex on July 19, 2009, 01:04:17 PM
It just sets mine apart- something different.

(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj253/tailor321/dragoninlay1.jpg)

WOW! :+1: :+1: :+1: my favourite so far.

Quote from: flip33 on February 15, 2008, 04:25:16 PM
Oh aren't these nice!!!  Here is my L-03 to hold me over until I can get a guitar with real inlay.

(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w23/flip333/DSC00400.jpg)

Is that one of those stick on inlays?  It looks real nice on there.

   Here's my female genie from my '93 L-10 Custom, which has Celtic neck markers & bridge wings. I'll show those also. Seems to be OK? Still love the simple, but ornate one, like jim has. Also, have always been a sucker for the Martin torch!
    Jeff   :guitar

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my all time fav!!


(http://www.elderly.com/new_instruments/items/images/10N/000ECHF_headstock-front.jpg)

Hello!

Here I´m again - after a long time...

Here is a close view to the dolphin and the shell inlay on a 00-20. The new owner of the guitar is my brother - who bought it with a lot of GAS last christmas from me.

Hope you like the pictures:





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Wether you like inlays or not there is no denying that Larrivee are the best, each one is a peice of art in it`s own right, long live inlays!!!!! Cheers, Pete

I agree - but it´s like a nice lady without juwels.  :winkin:

Greetings to GB!

I've always wanted a Larrivee with a headstock inlay, so I just had this put on my L-05 MT.



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COOL!

 :+1: :+1:

Love it man...that looks sweet....who did the work for you?

Blue

Wow, Wow and triple Wow. I love them all.  :thumbsup

Quote from: BluesMan1 on July 29, 2009, 03:09:22 PM
   Also, have always been a sucker for the Martin torch!
     Jeff   :guitar

Hey Jeff;

Here's my Martin custom 12 fret D with the 30's torch;
(http://www.voguehost.com/ims/u/dermot/guitars/headstock_net.jpg)

d.

Quote from: dermot on August 14, 2009, 11:21:24 PM
Hey Jeff;

Here's my Martin custom 12 fret D with the 30's torch;
(http://www.voguehost.com/ims/u/dermot/guitars/headstock_net.jpg)

d.

That is the one that gets my vote!            (In fact the guitar gets it too.)

   d, nice! I yike it!! :thumb
    Jeff :guitar

Quote from: Blue in VT on August 14, 2009, 04:50:26 PM
:+1: :+1:

Love it man...that looks sweet....who did the work for you?

Blue

Actually it is a stick-on, but Ii think it looks real cool and goes well with the Hog vibe. I got it from inlaysticker.com after seeing the torch inlay sticker on this thread that flip33 put on his L-03.
It only cost $3.00 with free shipping from Japan. If you buy thru their ebay storefront they tack on $5.00 extra for shipping. I figured for $3 bucks I couldn't go wrong. At first I just threw it on there as a lark but the more I look at it the more I like it. Plus I can take it off any time I want. Although they say it is safe for Nitro finishes I feel a lot better putting it on a guitar with a UV poly finish.

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Here's a unique one that was on a 1976 Lefty L Larrivee that I almost won on ebay last year. I still wish I had bid just a little higher, I think it went for $1560

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Here are mine from my C-10 and my OM-10...

Greetings, Greg

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Not a headstock but some really interesting inlay work.

The fellow who does this realy admires Wendy's work



(http://www.thornguitars.com/images/gallerypics/137_3.jpg)

 :+1:

Can you post a pic from the complete guitar?

Greg

Thats gotta be Grit Laskin - theres a entire book on his work - incredible stuff -

Tad

As with Ponte's on the first page of this thread, here's another simple, but less common, one:

(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1362/1434599505_7623c02498_b.jpg)

cheers,
andrew

This is my '96 c-10.....sorry for the dust, but I think it is some Wendy's finest work...(not a good photographer here  :blush:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pastormike30135/3987642419/

Mine's also like Ponte's, just Larrivee in pearl, with silver border.
I normally like a plainer guitar, but this is one of the most entertaining threads I've seen. Gorgeous pictures. But I'd like to know why my wife's picture is on all your guitars!!!

Quote from: willnorvell on February 18, 2008, 11:53:01 AM
Here's the inlay on my vintage OM-19. Sorry for the bad light.

(http://bp3.blogger.com/_0YgxXKOr9Qs/R7eMkP9um7I/AAAAAAAAANk/VYvUYZlBDUQ/s320/headstock.jpg)

I thought the subtle differences in these two designs was interesting.  Mine is also an OM-19  from 1996.
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n163/flat_twin/BL-FgrmkKGrHgoOKi8EjlLmrUzBJiGPsydZ.jpg)

Ok - this is a good place to slide mine in -   Tad

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(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/travette/DSC01561.jpg)

Quote from: Walkerman on October 08, 2009, 03:00:24 PM
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/travette/DSC01561.jpg)

That is simply nice. I like it.

Yup.

jandrew - You got a rare one there, I believe. I like it. I've managed to turn the picture of my headstock. I think it looks better like this.

(http://thumb7.webshots.net/t/55/855/2/35/86/2203235860036382107sBRbRE_th.jpg) (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2203235860036382107sBRbRE)

From my very first Larrivee (an '82 L-72 Presentation):

(http://www.frets.nl/myguitars/Larrivee_headstock.jpg)

My 1986 JS Joray, handcrafted by my friend, luthier John Joris :

(http://idisk.mac.com/gerritvanoppen/Public/Misc/JShead.JPG)

Quote from: gregor on September 07, 2009, 03:01:41 PM
:+1:

Can you post a pic from the complete guitar?

Greg

It's from Ron Thorn, Ron and his father do the inlay work.

It's called Octopus's Garden




(http://www.thornguitars.com/images/gallerypics/137_1.jpg)

Quote from: jandrew on September 07, 2009, 03:46:27 PM
As with Ponte's on the first page of this thread, here's another simple, but less common, one:

(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1362/1434599505_7623c02498_b.jpg)

cheers,
andrew

My favorite so far.

Here's my seahorse

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Quote from: Mantula on October 18, 2009, 10:02:49 AM
My 1986 JS Joray, handcrafted by my friend, luthier John Joris :

(http://idisk.mac.com/gerritvanoppen/Public/Misc/JShead.JPG)

Beautiful! That says "Artisan" to me, in a big way.

Can we have some more pictures of this one, perhaps in another thread?  :drool:

Well, it IS Friday.......


(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/travette/DSC_0028.jpg)

Here is my OM-72

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Here are a few from my collection (Unfortunately it is only a collection of pictures)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/dbirchett/Larrivee%20Pegheads/Larriveeolddragon.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/dbirchett/Larrivee%20Pegheads/larriveegryphonheadstock3.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/dbirchett/Larrivee%20Pegheads/larriveegryphonheadstock2.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/dbirchett/Larrivee%20Pegheads/Mermaid12stringheadstock.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/dbirchett/Larrivee%20Pegheads/LarriveeD72PresentationAngelHeadsto.jpg)

Thanks to everyone, who posts pictures!

Here is "The Gryphon"!

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Here´s an additional mermaid...

...one of my favorite headstock designs!

But all - shown here - are a unique piece of art!

Thank´s Wendy!!!!  :bowdown:




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Very cool Krefett,  the tuner knobs look really nice with the inlay.  :thumb

Awesome inlay work on that mermaid!

Were the tuner buttons after-Market? If so where did you get them? Just my wife is a Kiwi and those look like New Zealand Paua.

I suggest the tuner buttons on the "Mermaid" are original ones - ordered by the former owner.

The buttons on the "Gryphon" were sold at Crazyparts, Hildesheim, Germany - the original tuners (Schallers) are still in their position.

Hope this link helps you to find some fine after market parts for your guitar:

http://www.crazyparts.de

Happy new year!

Here's my VanCity L10 with custom vinyl inlays by yours truly. It features a custom designed wolly mammoth (bought this on ebay) on the headstock and black electrical tape fret markers. Anywhere the tape or sticker wouldn't cover the abalone I colored in with black sharpie. This guitar is 9 or 10 years old now and is playing and sounding better all the time. It's been the only guitar I drag around with me; I've played it live for the last few years and it's always being borrowed out for sessions. It sounds fantastic on tape, especially on fingerstyle and folky stuff. I'm thinking about spray painting the top silver so it looks like a mirror, or maybe doing a frankenstein type thing like EVH did with a strat. I'm also curious about cutting a series of ports along the upper bout so the player gets some direct sound. If anyone wants this type of work done to theirs drop me a line.

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4255502672_d05a43639b_o.png)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2793/4254739459_a8e228edea.jpg)

Great thread.  Such a wonderful legacy of work left by the Larrivee family over the years. 

1979 L-72 Presentation
(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w138/mpkrnth/Headstockfront.jpg)

Quote from: ronmac on October 22, 2009, 03:46:54 PM
Beautiful! That says "Artisan" to me, in a big way.
Can we have some more pictures of this one, perhaps in another thread?  :drool:

Sorry for having missed your nice comment Ron  :blush: Thanks for showing your appreciation.
You can see a few more pics of my JS Joray HERE (http://homepage.mac.com/gerritvanoppen/PhotoAlbum19.html)
Interesting to see how quite a few inlays are inspired by the Jugendstil.

A guy I know has a D9 or 10 that has an eagle on the headstock, it's nice. It's 90's, limited run I think. Anyone have one of these?

Chiasson: I hope we will find it - Wendy creates several eagles - found some examples on the www., but I have no own pictures.

L7two: Thank you very much for posting this piece of...  :bowdown:!

Here are two eagles in my collection that haven't been posted previously.

I have this on a C-19 koa and a C-19 braz
(http://randyrick.us/guitars/LarriveeC19koa_headstock.JPG)

I have this on a D-09braz, its the small variation of the eagle with ribbon.

(http://randyrick.us/guitars/D9bzheadstock.jpg)

Hi Randy,

thanks fpr posting this beautyful examples!

The first one is awesome!  :thumbsup Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww....

Hi all

I have the third Larrivee down LJCM 10 Maple with  lighter wood and Gryphon . I have tried for ages to post a pic without success
I bought this guitar new in the late 80's at Andy's guitars of Denmark St Soho London , was wondering how many were made how much this
guitar might be worth , think I paid nearly 4k USD , I really don't want to sell my most precious guitar but my carpentry business went under and I need capital to get started again

Cheers n Best Wishes and if anyone can explain in very simple terms , how to post pics will include some

UkSpartan

(Spartan's never used two words if one would do:) )

Hi,

this very unique headstock belongs to a 1979 Larrivée L 78. The guitar is now for sale at the fellowship of acoustics - in my opinion one of the finest guitar shops in Europe. Have you ever seen a second one like this?

Hope you like the headstock and the shop. Try this link:

www.tfoa.eu



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Here's my 1995 C19 eagle headstock

Pierre

:guitar

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Great!

Thank you!

Hi Krefett,

New for me today.

(http://toonz.ca/guitars/LSV10Koa/LSV10-Koa-04.jpg)

Pictures of the the whole guitar here:  I couldn't just leave it there (http://www.larriveeforum.com/smf/index.php?topic=33338.0)

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/travette/DSC_0120.jpg)


(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/travette/DSC_0123.jpg)

Quote from: jandrew on September 07, 2009, 03:46:27 PM
As with Ponte's on the first page of this thread, here's another simple, but less common, one:

(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1362/1434599505_7623c02498_b.jpg)

cheers,
andrew

Hi Andrew, just reading this thread for the first time.  That logo matches the one on my 1983 L-07.  I'd be interested in knowing what model and year yours is and maybe you could post a pic of the whole guitar.

Regards,

Kurt

Quote from: L07 Shooting Star on August 28, 2010, 05:07:30 PM
Hi Andrew, just reading this thread for the first time.  That logo matches the one on my 1983 L-07.  I'd be interested in knowing what model and year yours is and maybe you could post a pic of the whole guitar.

Hello Kurt,

I bought mine new (NOS) in 1987, it is an L-07 with no serial number. I originally posted regarding it in this thread:

http://www.larriveeforum.com/smf/index.php?topic=17809.msg159621

The result of my investigation is that it was actually built in 83/84 (ish) but nothing firmer than that. Here is a link to a few more pics (also linked in the above thread).

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13187377@N06/

cheers,
andrew

Here's my 2003 L-05.  The picture isn't the best.  I'll take another one outside if it ever warms up.

(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/guitom/Larrivee%20L-05/L05head21.jpg)

Thanks for reviving this thread.  I enjoyed reviewing Wendy's beautiful inlays.  I forgot I had posted my OM-19 back on page 4.  On that page there are three similar flourish designs that at first glance look the same but when you look closer, each of them is unique.  Certainly it would have been easier to have one pattern but Wendy chose to make each of them special.  She's just amazing

Thanks.  I've been enjoying this thread for years and am happy to finally have something to contribute.  When I bought the guitar with the genie headstock I looked for every possible image I could find and, you're right, each design is different.  Even the faces are quite unique.  I'm very fond of mine.

thats very nice, love it.

Thanks guitom  for posting the "female genie"! One of my favorite inlays!

Hope for better weather too!

Always love looking at the different inlays on the Larrivee's. Here is mine with a flutist inlay headstock, its on an OM-10 from 1996.

Quote from: Walkerman on August 08, 2010, 10:06:00 AM
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(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/travette/DSC_0123.jpg)

Nice - that's the one for me with the rosewood veneer. Hopefully it shall adorn the custom L03R JCL I'm thinking about ordering. Would look cool with ivoroid buttons.

Quote from: Grapefruit on July 16, 2014, 12:51:44 PM
Nice - that's the one for me with the rosewood veneer. Hopefully it shall adorn the custom L03R JCL I'm thinking about ordering. Would look cool with ivoroid buttons.

I agree, it would look very cool in ivoroid!!