There are several ID labels inside these guitars. Some California, some USA, some signed (not signed), and some Canada. Can someone please help me to make sense of this in regards to workmanship, value, and collector value. Thank you.
Quote from: Jethro1 on October 24, 2010, 08:52:46 AMCan someone please help me to make sense of this in regards to workmanship, value, and collector value. Thank you.
OK. I'll start.
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The Larrivee's are all constructed the same way with the woods moving up in visual grading and finish as the number rises. There have been various labels, and are currently made in both Vancouver, BC, Canada and Oxnard, CA, USA. Older son John runs the Vancouver factory and younger son Matthew runs Oxnard. They are the same guitars in all regards. Larrivee is most unusual in that the -02 , -03, 05, -09, and -10 levels are differentiated by trim and finish not build etc. There are some distinctions for the -50 and -60, enlarged sound holes, squared head stocks, etc that distinguish them. In other words, Ronmac has it exactly right.
BTW you owe us donuts (read the forum rules)
:welcome: Jethro1
:gotdonuts: ( give the rules a quick read ) takes about 2 minutes.
Why your interest in Larrivees :?
For Labels you can start here:
http://www.larrivee.com/features/labels.php
For History and some model info you can have a quick look here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larriv%C3%A9e_(guitar_company)
and for serial # history and maybe see where yours fits in look here:
http://toonz.ca/bose/wiki/index.php?title=Larriv%C3%A9e_Serial_Numbers
And for a Exact Manufacture date you can contact Larrivee by following thru here:
http://www.larrivee.com/obtainManufactureDate.php
Hope this is a start tell us about you and your interest in Larrivee Guitars ( acoustic and electric) or maybe their mandolins. But 1st read the rules
And once again :welcome:
Other than whats posted on the Larrivee web site FAQ, there's not a whole lot to be gleaned from the labels. After using the Victoria label for 20 years, they are now enjoying being able to put varying labels into guitars with modern computer generated printing.. :winkin:
Then again, maybe there's a Phd to be earned by figuring it out?