While spending some time on another brand guitar forum (The Unofficial One) I was linked to the company website and consequently to the Owners Club and there learned of a "Homecoming" event held annually. Got to wondering if there would be any interest in a gathering at the Larrivee factory for pickin and grinnin, factory tours, Larrivee playing artists, meet and greet and general fellowship among enthusiasts. As creative as this group is this could turn out to be one of the best guitar gatherings ever. Lets get those ideas flowing. Please no negativity. If Noah had listened to the nay sayers we wouldn't be here! Tuffy are you paying attention?
I'm surprised no one has responded to this great idea. I think everyone who met at the Larrivee factory for the F-III tour loved getting to know each other. I can almost guarantee that my kids' needs will prevent me from being able to go, but I would follow with interest to see if the idea took off. And you never know...
Money,money,MONEY or in my case the lack of it.Plus I hate to fly.I have to be very medicated and sloppy drunk to fly.21 years ago I had to fly to San Fransico to suprize my parents with the fact that I the lowly middle child was going to get married and I wanted pix of there expression.My now wife had a whell car waiting for me at the airport in Miami because I had taken a couple of legal pills and was at least....well 10 sheets to the wind.They wheeled me on and off and my sister poured me into the car in S.F.Stayed 7 days flew back in the same condition and it took 3 days to recover.Scotch drinkers shouldn't drink burban.So I'd have to drive and gas is out of reach.I do look foward to the pix being posted here.HINT,HINT.
I'm in. :donut
If such a gathering were at the Vancouver location then I'd certainly be interested.
cheers,
andrew
I vote for So Cal! (*Otherwise I won't be there...)
I'm in for Vancouver. Possibly for So Cal too, depending on the timing.
For those who have not seen it, here is a photo album from
Larrivée Vancouver get together May 29, 2009 (http://picasaweb.google.com/LarriveeVancouver/LarriveeOwnersConcertPerformers?authkey=Gv1sRgCPyH9uWpj-jTcw#slideshow/5342328340604940946)
We can do that again - I just need several weeks' notice to set things up.
The venue is in Crescent Beach, BC (South Surrey)
plan it for next summer and maybe I could ride a MC cross country to attend. I won't fly any more unless I absolutely have to.
I'd love it.. i had a great time on the first go around - any time, but summer would be great
In Vancouver? I'm in... in Ojai? Depends upon my sched, I'd try....
d
Quoteplan it for next summer
Ditto for me as I could justify the haul from UK is if i can tie it in with visiting an old college buddy and a bit of a holiday :nana_guitar
Pete (waiting with baited breath for arrival of an L-09 Koa that I "won" on evil-bay today...)
You'll love that L09 koa, Pete. I have one and it gets played daily...
Heck... and there I was thinking I was going to be very exclusive :crying: ....Been looking out for an nicely aged L-09 to treat myself after coming out of a fairly crappy 18 months and I just couldn't resist the alure of Koa.... its like happy hog :bgrin:
Pete
Quote from: ryler on November 13, 2010, 09:30:04 PM
I'm surprised no one has responded to this great idea. I think everyone who met at the Larrivee factory for the F-III tour loved getting to know each other. I can almost guarantee that my kids' needs will prevent me from being able to go, but I would follow with interest to see if the idea took off. And you never know...
Ryler, Absolutely. I cherish the memories of going to Larrivee and meeting some of the fine forum members here. For me, I think it was a once in a lifetime experience, but you never know.
Quote from: ST on November 15, 2010, 10:07:18 AM
For those who have not seen it, here is a photo album from
Larrivée Vancouver get together May 29, 2009 (http://picasaweb.google.com/LarriveeVancouver/LarriveeOwnersConcertPerformers?authkey=Gv1sRgCPyH9uWpj-jTcw#slideshow/5342328340604940946)
We can do that again - I just need several weeks' notice to set things up.
The venue is in Crescent Beach, BC (South Surrey)
ST, I'd be in for that too. I had a great time the first go around.
I'd love the opportunity to meet some of you guys and play. I live in Langley and have toured the factory before in Vancouver.
QuoteYou'll love that L09 koa, Pete. I have one and it gets played daily...
Picked my new L-09 Koa up from the shipper's depot this lunchtime as having to pay import taxes this morning meant it missed the truck going out today and I'd have been waiting until a delivery Monday otherwise..... frick, I only live 6 miles from the depot :rolleye:
Is a fantastic guitar :nana_guitar really shimmering in some dropped tuning celtic pieces :bgrin: Got a 1992 build date confirmed this evening so she's truly "vintage" :bgrin:
Wandering back on topic: How are these homecomings arranged ?
Pete
Quote from: Opy on November 19, 2010, 01:16:43 AM
I'd love the opportunity to meet some of you guys and play. I live in Langley and have toured the factory before in Vancouver.
The tour was a great time for meeting and playing. Opy, I still get together with a couple of the guys I met that day to play music. I'm in Langley too... Hello from Walnut Grove. :bgrin:
This would be a terrific idea!!! Vancouver in the dead of winter! Well, maybe not.
Does anyone think that Jean Claude would build a plant in, say, Tallahassee? That way Unclrob could be there. Then Jean Claude could sell that plant and build another in Michigan for the next meeting. I'm sure there are Larri lovers all over the country and, for many of us, the travel time and associated cost is an issue.
It's still a great idea, though.
f
Quote from: ffinke on November 19, 2010, 09:34:05 PM
This would be a terrific idea!!! Vancouver in the dead of winter! Well, maybe not.
Well, Vancouver in mid-winter :smile: is a heck of a lot nicer than Winnipeg in mid-winter :yak:!!
:cheers
andrew
taken yesterday morning (Nov 20th) at my flat in North Vancouver;
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tLdjKxBzuRA/TOgC1-QPsvI/AAAAAAAAADc/oWhIrMsfQW4/s512/winter%20garden%202.jpg)
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tLdjKxBzuRA/TOgC1pVKksI/AAAAAAAAADY/wr-8hIboV-o/s800/winter%20garden%201.jpg)
still warmer than Winterpeg tho (says the Kelvin High guy)
d/
Quote from: dermot on November 21, 2010, 01:01:57 PM
taken yesterday morning (Nov 20th) at my flat in North Vancouver;
still warmer than Winterpeg tho (says the Kelvin High guy)
Yeah, my brother lives in North Van -- at any rate, you'll be back above zero and raining in no time, whereas we aren't likely to see dirt around here until spring. :crying: So, I'll be perfectly willing to take a road trip for a Vancouver Larrivee gathering (and to visit my brother and his family of course) this winter!
cheers,
andrew
Vancouver is a totally different animal than most of the rest of our country. When I was there for the tour in mid March 2009, I was taking photos of daffodils meanwhile we were still buried in snow here in Ontario.
Would love to come back for a "reunion tour."
Well, it's a sunny -27° here in Winterpeg and I can't help reviving this thread in the hopes of reigniting interest in a Larrivee homecoming in Vancouver that could offer some of us a little respite this winter :thumb <--- blue for a reason
cheers,
andrew
Quote from: jandrew on December 12, 2010, 12:09:40 PM
Well, it's a sunny -27° here in Winterpeg and I can't help reviving this thread in the hopes of reigniting interest in a Larrivee homecoming in Vancouver that could offer some of us a little respite this winter :thumb <--- blue for a reason
cheers,
andrew
Ottawa/Gatineau had snow, freezing rain and now it's just rain. Tomorrow's morning commute will be interesting!
Vancouver would be my choice.
Are we gonna try to arrange this folks? Not sure my husband would be happy about it, but I'm in. :roll
Summer 2011?
Quote from: lyric_girl on December 20, 2010, 01:06:53 PM
Are we gonna try to arrange this folks? Not sure my husband would be happy about it, but I'm in. :roll
Summer 2011?
This thread seems to have fizzled a bit -- but it looks like I'll be heading out to Vancouver around March 10 for a couple of weeks. Just saying ... :whistling:
cheers,
andrew
Hi Andrew,
It's fizzling rain here as it will be until April or May.
March 10 it could be a lot milder but still damp.
My House Concert venue is being renovated (major major stuff) so I'm not sure if it will be available by March. I hope so.
Anybody else going to be near Vancouver in March?
I'm near Vancouver all year round. :bgrin: :bgrin:
Quote from: cke on November 14, 2010, 01:00:04 PM
I vote for So Cal! (*Otherwise I won't be there...)
:+1:
Quote from: johnny37 on January 08, 2011, 07:02:14 PM
I'm near Vancouver all year round. :bgrin: :bgrin:
You're hilarious John :tongue:
30 miles south of Vancouver here. Would LOVE to do something like this. Hopefully they would have one of every model to play (dreaming again).
Question for the folks who have been to the Vancouver factory....do they have a play room?
Quote from: ST on January 08, 2011, 12:31:20 PM
Hi Andrew,
It's fizzling rain here as it will be until April or May.
March 10 it could be a lot milder but still damp.
My House Concert venue is being renovated (major major stuff) so I'm not sure if it will be available by March. I hope so.
Anybody else going to be near Vancouver in March?
Up to me eyeballs in work, but i am going to be in Vancouver early - mid March, just not much left over after a work'n day is done....
d/
Quote from: identicalstranger on January 26, 2011, 08:06:10 PM
30 miles south of Vancouver here. Would LOVE to do something like this. Hopefully they would have one of every model to play (dreaming again).
Question for the folks who have been to the Vancouver factory....do they have a play room?
I played an old L-10 in the entry area ( sweet tone) and played my new Forum III upstairs in the breakroom along with some employees and other forum members. John did show us some nice guitars, but I'm not sure we were allowed to just play anything we wanted. I didn't anyway.
Quote from: identicalstranger on January 26, 2011, 08:06:10 PM
30 miles south of Vancouver here. Would LOVE to do something like this. Hopefully they would have one of every model to play (dreaming again
Well, you can certainly play my L-07 if you want, cause I'm bringing it along. I'm road-tripping and leaving Winnipeg (set in clay, not stone) the morning of March 11, should be in Vancouver by the 14th and staying for at least two weeks. I'll be going via the Yellowhead (Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Kamloops, Vancouver) just in case anyone on the way wants a ride (or wants to offer an overnight stay). I don't know what kind of setup needs to be done to visit the Larrivee shop, but I'd be more than happy just meeting fellow forumites and sharing a few tunes (and maybe a beer or two). (if you want to get in touch, andrew@siaris.net)
cheers,
andrew
It would be great to be able to play a bunch of Larrivees on the same day, with the same acoustic ambiance and state of mind. Unfortunately, none of the shops between Seattle and Vancouver, BC (my grazing area) have a big selection of Larrivees to play. Certainly nothing in upper end. I can't find a shop that deals with more than a few quality used guitars either. Anyone know of a shop I might want to try in either Vancouver or Seattle? I am sure I have hit all of them.
If I thought I could make a living at it, I'd love to open an acoustic only shop and try to attract the serious buyers and traders in my area. I would try to focus on mid to upper end guitars ($1000 - $5000) , with a focus on quality, gently used guitars. I'd carry one line of new guitars from a company like Larrivee and try to have at least one of each current model in stock at all times (how many Larrivee's would that be?). Most of the shops I visit overload on the entry level models, and sell drums, keyboards, blah, blah, blah.....or only have new guitars.
Anyway...sorry for getting off thread.
When you get a date set for the proposed Homecoming please post it in under the Larrivee Events 2011 Discussion - you can find it under the non-guitar Topic also. Would love it if the date matches my (our) prospective Alaska cruise (no date set as yet) in 2011. Vancover may be one of our stop over points for that trip.
Bad economy and lack of disposable income is the killer for me these days. :crying:
These last two years have been rough! Put a pinch on all of our fun activities.
Well, no official homecoming it seems, but the L-07 and I are hitting the road in a week (as mentioned above) to spend a couple weeks at my brother's place in North Vancouver if anyone wants to unofficially get together for some tunes.
cheers,
andrew
I'm working 7 days a week, but please drop me a line, maybe we can get together with some folks?
a good excuse to take some time off...
d/
Sounds like a party.
I could do something on the
Tuesday -15th.
Maybe Saturday -19th
Quote from: ST on March 12, 2011, 01:38:05 AM
Sounds like a party.
I could do something on the
Tuesday -15th.
Maybe Saturday -19th
I'm already double booked for most of next week, with tight deadlines... akkkkkk, i can try on either day, but Tuesday is prolly more flexiable, next Sat looks like a solid 12 hour day at least.... likely more...
Wonder when the next N Van open mic is....
The next North Vancouver open mic is probably on Sunday - the 13th.
I've got a gig at the same time down in White Rock so I won't be there in North Vancouver.
How are you guys during the week following -
I cannot do
Wednesday the 16th or
Thursday the 17th
How about Monday, Tuesday or Friday?
Don't plan around me, i'll do my best to catch up - I'm booked for work 7 days a week into late April.... so just about any day is equaly bad for nibbling on a slice of life ;-)
On the good side i now have three guitars at work....
Well, I made it -- the Jasper to Vancouver drive was rather tense to say the least, and the Coquihalla Highway (speedway is more like it) portion from Merrit to Hope is something else ... eeek!
I'm here for 2 weeks at least -- located at my brother's place in North Van, up by the Capilano Heights Chinese Restaurant.
cheers,
andrew
Hi Andrew,
Welcome to Vancouver.
I don't have any connections for a place to congregate in North Vancouver. I do most of my gigs on the other side of town, often in the White Rock area. That's about an hour from you.
http://tinyurl.com/6ybwrs3
But I'm not adverse to driving up you way if we can find a place to congregate.
Maybe a car pool to White Rock for Sunday evening open mic?
St, Andrew, anyone else - wadda ya think?
I'm working Sunday, but could head out from work (downtown) about 6ish?
d/
I could be up for most anything. My brother is actually in Texas until very late Wednesday, and I am not aware of any specific plans over the next two weeks.
cheers,
andrew
Hey Dermot,
How are you on Monday night?
The same people who organize the Sunday open mic event are now (also) hosting a similar thing down the street on Mondays. The venue is bigger and a little quieter in terms of ambient noise. I did a gig in that room a few days ago. It's a nice room for acoustic music.
I can do Sunday if that works better for you. I think we might get more air-time on Monday, and the background level is lower.
There is also a very sweet coffee house/open mic event on Thursday nights. It's at Kwomais park (also in White Rock). This is as close as you get to a genuine community event of loving musicians who have been getting together every week for decades.
Unfortunately the place where we do house concerts is undergoing a major overhaul (construction everywhere) or else I'd just put together something there.
Quote from: dermot on March 15, 2011, 10:41:51 AM
Maybe a car pool to White Rock for Sunday evening open mic?
St, Andrew, anyone else - wadda ya think?
I'm working Sunday, but could head out from work (downtown) about 6ish?
d/
Hi Guys,
It feels like I may be trying to move a bunch of folks to White Rock and given that our honoured guest is in North Vancouver, that's a long way to go.
Does anyone know of a casual event with which we could connect, that is in or closer to North Vancouver?
As long as it is NOT on Wednesday evening this week or next, if someone has a place, I can bring gear if required, and I certainly don't mind driving into Vancouver or over to North Van.
I just realized it was two years ago that we all got together in Van'City. Good memories of good folks. :thumbsup
Quote from: dependan on March 17, 2011, 11:30:36 AM
I just realized it was two years ago that we all got together in Van'City. Good memories of good folks. :thumbsup
Danny, you're right. That was a gathering that I will never forget. What a great bunch of folks to be around.
It would be great to do it again sometime. Maybe for a future forum guitar ... :whistling:
Hi Andrew,
Still trying to think of any place near you where a bunch of us could meet up and share some tunes.
ANYBODY have any ideas?
Quote from: ST on March 19, 2011, 01:40:07 PM
Hi Andrew,
Still trying to think of any place near you where a bunch of us could meet up and share some tunes.
ANYBODY have any ideas?
I certainly don't want to put anyone out ... my brother would volunteer this place, but his kids aren't feeling well and the two year old is a surprisingly light sleeper these days (and they're already putting up with me). On the other hand, it was a nice day today, spent some time up around the Squamish area. I'm around through next weekend for sure, and the guitar is feeling a bit neglected :whistling:
cheers,
andrew
Today is the easist day i'm going to have in the next few weeks, i will be working in the downtown area until evening, so maybe a ride out to Wht RoK?
d
pm me if interested in car pooling out there....
Hi Dermot,
I was just sitting down to write to you and Andrew.
What time can you get away?
If Andrew can get to you (or the Seabus) can you two meet me in Richmond?
I can take the two of you the rest of the way out out to White Rock, with guitars across people's laps in the back seat. (I won't put mine in the trunk).
Hi Andrew,
Are you interested in performing at an Open Mic event in White Rock? Do you have a way to get into downtown Vancouver to connnect with Dermot?
Do you have a pickup in your Larrivée? (Not essential but a lot easier).
Hi Andrew,
I found some the recordings you posted last year.
I'm sure that the people at the White Rock open stage event would be delighted to hear you. I know that I would.
Quote from: jandrew on November 30, 2010, 11:21:23 AM
Actually, I think it was mostly the dead room I recorded those two samples in a small bedroom sitting on a futon -- here's a sample from the living room (not really a live room either, but better):
http://www.siaris.net/music/harvestmoon.mp3
and a couple of pics for the mix:
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1046/1434599499_6aa3ef5a92.jpg)
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1362/1434599505_7623c02498.jpg)
cheers,
andrew
Quote from: jandrew on November 28, 2010, 11:53:49 AM
I've got a 23+ year old L-07 -- is that "vintage"? Anyway, you asked what it sounds like, so here are a couple of sonic samples: a brief fingerpicked snippet of Ode to Joy, and a little flatpicking diddy I came up with:
http://vom.infocusreviews.com/index.php?p=play&id=jandrew/diddy.mp3
http://vom.infocusreviews.com/index.php?p=play&id=jandrew/odetojoy.mp3
Both recorded with a Zoom H2.
:cheers,
andrew
Quote from: ST on March 20, 2011, 11:34:49 AM
Hi Andrew,
Are you interested in performing at an Open Mic event in White Rock? Do you have a way to get into downtown Vancouver to connnect with Dermot?
Do you have a pickup in your Larrivée? (Not essential but a lot easier).
I have a passive M1 in my guitar, and a cheap Behringer ADI21 I've experimented with a couple of times -- I haven't actually played out with this system (not that I play out anyway). But ... I've pm'd Dermot about us getting down there (I do have my car here and know how to get into downtown) so I guess we will see.
cheers,
andrew
Hi Andrew,
I send you an email to your siaris.net email account.
Please - send me a note with your phone number and we'll figure it out.
Hi Andrew,
I'm sure the pickup will work fine.
Looking forward to seeing/hearing you later.
TO ALL who are interested.
Andrew, Dermot and I are heading down to
Uli's Restaurant - in White Rock (http://ulisrestaurant.com/)
There is an open stage event hosted by a buddy and fellow Larrivée player Dennis.
We're planning to be there around 7:15-7:30. Music goes until 11:00 ish.
15025 Marine Drive, White Rock (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=15025%20Marine%20Drive,%20White%20Rock,%20BC,%20V4B1C3,%20Canada)
If you are familiar with White Rock - it is directly across from the pier.
Now THAT was a nice evening. It was good to hang out with old friends (we all met two years ago) and Andrew (new to the crowd).
Dermot & Eva, and John, and Andrew.
Andrew graced us with Nobody Knows You, and ... (Andrew can you help me out here?).
Here's Andrew and his L07.
These were taken with my phone (with Andrew's permission to post them here). Sorry about the quality. They are a little soft. None of us thought to bring a real camera.
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Great time, great people and great music. Andrew did a great job, and watching/listening to ST is always a treat. I'll be sure to bring an instrument next time. Being a lefty, its rare that I can play anything that's already there.
A fine night out indeed -- good music and good people! Oh, and the second song was a version of Kansas City with a sideways slip into a re-written bit of Lyle Lovett's 'Been so good up to now' and an extra homemade verse for good measure.
Oh and 'Thank you very much ... I'm here all week' :bgrin: (maybe longer)
cheers,
andrew
Quote from: jandrew on March 21, 2011, 02:54:34 AM
A fine night out indeed -- good music and good people!
:thumb
I forgot to mention the conversation.
It was a blast to talk guitars. I haven't done that in awhile and it was just really nice to do that in a real-time fluid conversation. As much as I like the web for sharing information, compared to face-time, forums and the like feel like stilted sound bites. I had forgotten how much fun it could be to be in the presence of the people with whom you are speaking.
Oh and Andrew - it did not go without notice that you have found your one and only keeper. I thought about that concept and I'm sure there is some learning for me in there someplace.
Still - that flamed maple parlor is calling out to me. I'll probably go and at least check it out later today.
Quote from: ST on March 21, 2011, 01:24:36 PM
Still - that flamed maple parlor is calling out to me. I'll probably go and at least check it out later today.
You know already its coming home with you, right? :roll :humour:
Quote from: ST on March 21, 2011, 01:24:36 PM
Oh and Andrew - it did not go without notice that you have found your one and only keeper.
Oh, my L-07 has been, and will always be, a keeper ... but I don't recall saying "only" :whistling:
cheers,
andrew
Hey John,
Quote from: johnny37 on March 21, 2011, 07:47:35 PM
You know already its coming home with you, right? :roll :humour:
You can read about it here.
P01 Flamed Maple (http://www.larriveeforum.com/smf/index.php?topic=35924.0)