Finally I know why everyone on this forum loves these guitars!
I received my LV05E Lefty last month and while I was quite impressed by the craftsmanship, it was pretty hard to play (and I am no beginner) and you could have driven a Buick through the space between the strings and the fingerboard.
Reluctantly, I took it to a local guitar repair guy and he lowered the action through saddle adjustment and did some truss rod turning (he said he was glad I had the tool because he used a home-made one that he had fashioned for Larrivees). So, for three days I was nervous as a cat waiting for him to brutalize my first ever $2800 guitar. But, boy, when I got it back!! It plays like silk and sounds so rich. boomy, and beautiful that I am now so very glad I went with this brand.
Lefty guitars are probably never really played until they reach the final purchaser's hands. Unless Jean himself (a lefty) plays them before they leave Oxnard, they don't really get played at the dealers and just sit there gathering dust and getting out of adjustment. When I checked my serial number with Larrivee, my LV05E LH was actually well over ONE YEAR OLD when I got it " brand new". Certainly this is not Larrivee's fault but just an occupational hazard of being a southpaw.
Anyhow, thanks for listening. It may have taken me a little more effort to join the club but I'm glad I did! :nanadance
Congratulations from a fellow lefty. It's a great guitar. From what I hear, Larrivee's bracing makes it easier to make lefties, since it's just the outer properties that are changed (nut, bridge, pickguard). I bought a D-3R in the summer and I've never heard a better sounding guitar at any price, including Collings, Taylor, Martin, etc.
While I like to think that my Seagull was built just for me, I was pleased that my dealer was able to get me a lefty D in a few days. But we've bonded.
Enjoy.
Hello fellow lefty,
My first post here. (I hope I get the donuts thing right).
Jean Larrivee is a lefty, but he plays righty. He told me himself (I asked) at NAMM in January. He told me a ruler with a Catholic nun on the other end of it made sure he kept his left handedness to himself.
(http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee139/jerrysleftyguitars/petcrafts_ddA_e.jpg)
(You better hurry if you want that donut)
Quote from: jerrysleftyguitars on March 31, 2008, 10:24:31 AM
Hello fellow lefty,
My first post here. (I hope I get the donuts thing right).
Jean Larrivee is a lefty, but he plays righty. He told me himself (I asked) at NAMM in January. He told me a ruler with a Catholic nun on the other end of it made sure he kept his left handedness to himself.
(http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee139/jerrysleftyguitars/petcrafts_ddA_e.jpg)
(You better hurry if you want that donut)
Welcome to the Larrivee Forum Jerry!
Congrats on the new LV-05 richy3 and Welcome.
:nice guitar:
Quote from: bhika on March 31, 2008, 10:59:55 AM
Welcome to the Larrivee Forum Jerry!
Is that you from LeftyFrets.net Jeff? Nice to see a lefty I know so soon if that is you.
Lefties Unite!
Jerry, thanks for setting me straight on the Jean Claude Lefty thing. I'll have to stop telling people he plays lefty. I, too, have a lot of family stories about the Sisters and their rulers!
Thank God for the internet. I remember in 1980 when my parents had to special order a Les Paul Custom for me from a local music store and my father had to keep calling Nashville to see how it was going and finally had to go out in a snowstorm to intercept the package so I would have it for Christmas. I guess I was a spoiled kid but the LP only cost $600 back then. I guess my point is that lefties don't have to suffer like that anymore. Lefties who want Larrivees just have to call Guitar Adoptions like I did and they'll have their instrument within a few days.