I was always taught, your first markdown is your best markdown, no game playing, so here goes.. I bought a D-60 from a forumer a few months ago. No offense to him, but I had to put $140.00 into her so far to bring her back to the setup and playability that we all would want. He may have not seen this, I give him the benefit of the doubt.
I asked Tim Schroeder of Schroeder Guitar http://www.schroederguitarrepair.com/about.html, a real luthier who welcomes repair work, is a techno geek in a positive way, to do a few things after we diagnosed the axe. He does all of the repair work for Chicago's famous Make n' Music! I noticed the high E string too close to the edge of the fingerboard. Tim suggested a new bone custom nut that he made. It completely made the difference. He additionally notched the bridge to have a second high E notch to give YOU/ME the option of where to place it. He also gave her a setup which it did not so much need. The neck is very straight and balanced for good playability, no buzzes, action, medium low to low. I gave it some Virtuoso Polish, no silicone, and dug around the tuners to remove any signs of prior ownership. I am quite sickeningly obsessive about this.
I feel the tuners are wonderful. They are the Waverly style OEM open back type. They work great, and hold tune very nicely! The neck and frets are great, the frets so a 97.5% wear level, only slight on frets two and three, B and E strings only. No issue at all there to affect the play, VERY VERY minor!! No leveling of the frets or rough edges at the binding. Neck is setup just right. Top/binding, soundhole (abalone,not herringbone) is just what you'd want. So are the back and sides, and heel, nice rich, Indian Rosewood. Nut is 1 and 11/16th. Oh, strap button on heel is professionally added by a luthier prior to my ownership, and holds exceptionally solid. Strung up with Newtone PB's, brand new.....12-.54 customs. OHSC that came with doghair. I itch from that stuff so she is fully clean and near mint now!
Now, today I just bought my second SCGC D/PW from a SCGC local forumer becauseI have a D/PW fetish. The D-60 is every bit a nice, a bit more full sounding, loud and a joy to play. Ding, scratch business: I am a sicko on this stuff. Cosmetically, she is 99 % Get out you trifocals.
Now...I paid $1260.00 plus the setup/nut enhancement or $1400.00. I played her negligeably (sp?) other than the usual 5 or 6 hours at home, if that, never left the house and the house is 70 degrees and 45-50 percent whole house humidified at all times!
Manufacturing inquiry is as follows:
"From: "Brian Trepanier" BTrepanier at larrivee.com
To: omegaman....
Your guitar was started in production September 2002. By started in
production, I mean the sides were joined at the blocks, a serial number
assigned to the instrument, and the serial number registered in our
books. It was sold as a 1st quality, so far as the records I have show.
The back and sides are East Indian Rosewood, the top is Sitka Spruce,
the neck is Honduran Mahogany, the bridge and fingerboard are African
Ebony.
You can take it for a great discount, help me pay for my D/PW and I will be grateful! $1125.00
Shipping is free. And fully insured by Heritage, who else?
My eBay id is 'raymondlevine', check it out, please!
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=raymondlevine&ssPageName=STRK:ME:UFS
I take cashier's check or MO only, no PayPal please. Thanks...Jeff (Frankfort, IL]
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Specs:
FEATURES
All Solid wood Construction
Single Piece Mahogany Neck
Canadian Sitka Spruce Sound Board & Bracing
African Ebony Fretboard & Bridge
Canadian Maple Binding w/ Herringbone
Rosewood Back & Sides
Shifted Symmetrical Parabolic X-Bracing
Hand fit Dovetail Neck Joint
Enlarged Soundhole w/ Abalone Rosette
Flat Top Headstock w/ Pearl Logo & Volute
Custom Milled Open Back Tuners
Ivoroid Fretboard Binding
Larrivee Custom Beveled Pickguard
Mother of Pearl Diamond Fretboard Markers
Traditional Angled Bone Nut
Limited Lifetime Warranty, Arch-top Case
SPECIFICATIONS
Lower Bout: 16"
Upper Bout: 11.875"
Waist: 10.875"
Depth: 5"
Scale Length: 25.5"
Nut Width: 1 & 11/16"
Fretboard Radius: 15" to 21" Compound
Setup for Medium Gauge Strings
Frets - Nickel Silver
Frets - Width 2.5mm (0.0985")
Frets - Height 1.0mm (0.0394")
Gloss UV Finish Body / Satin Urathane Neck
Custom Precision Compensated Bone Saddle
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After extensive testing a few years ago it came to light that Virtuoso polish *does* have silicone. Too bad, I really like that stuff. I use Stwe-Mac polish now and it works as well.
E. Shoaf
Any pictures?
Quote from: Ratishna on January 07, 2006, 11:46:56 AM
After extensive testing a few years ago it came to light that Virtuoso polish *does* have silicone. Too bad, I really like that stuff. I use Stwe-Mac polish now and it works as well.
E. Shoaf
Wow. Good to know man! Thank you very much for that scoop!
Pics added!
Simply stunning guitar!!!
I can only hope a deal like this is around when I get ready to buy one.
If I didn't need to sell one 1st that baby would be mione.
May she find the perfect home.
Ron
She's on the Bay if you may be interested. Thanks!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7380969286
Quote from: Ratishna on January 07, 2006, 11:46:56 AM
After extensive testing a few years ago it came to light that Virtuoso polish *does* have silicone. Too bad, I really like that stuff. I use Stwe-Mac polish now and it works as well.
E. Shoaf
Not to hijack the For Sale thread...but I emailed Virtuoso about the silicone issue. If you are interested here is the reply I got this morning, quite interesting...FYI only:
Hello Jeff,
There is indeed a "trace" amount of silicone in our products. It is not an
active ingredient and quite honestly is not part of the overall formula that
makes our products perform the way they do.
The concern about silicone gets blown out of proportion quite often; while
there is a real risk to a finish if you are slathering silicone on it and
letting it sit for days on end, most guitar products (with the exception of
a few that ARE pure silicone) don't come anywhere near the threshold of risk
as defined by luthiers and pro repairmen who deal with finishes everyday and
would be the recognized experts in the field.
I have heard the horror stories about finishes that come off by scraping
with a popsicile stick, finishes so soft you leave fingerprints IN them,
etc. In my 25+ years of dealing with vintage instruments I have never seen
one myself or met anyone who has been first party to such an event. I don't
doubt that some those incidents happened, I just think there are some other
environmental factors involved.
If you want an unbiased, informed opinion on the subject contact Rick Turner
via the Acoustic Guitar forum. Rick has my highest respect as an artisan,
luthier and professional in the business.
All the best,
Rick Powell
Somebody grab this deal! I can vouch for Omegaman, he is a very stand up guy and takes meticulous care of his guitars.
Quote from: omegaman416 on January 09, 2006, 02:03:50 PM
She's on the Bay if you may be interested. Thanks!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7380969286
Bumpity bump. Thanks!