I succumbed to GAS and I blame you all !!! ;-)

[Gemnoc]

 :GRN>

That's right, 8 months ago, before I joined this forum, I had never heard of GAS and was naive enough to think that I needed only one nice solid wood guitar. ^_^

Well that was then.

Yesterday morning I picked up a nice little 2003 special edition rosewood parlor. The owner hadn't played it more than a dozen times. It had the original Elixir strings. The top is surprisingly dark, and it's not that amber color when spruce ages. It almost looks like cedar. The ebony fretboard is wildly streaked on all its length. When the seller sent me pictures, I wasn't sure I'd like it but "in real", it's very nice. I got it at a very good price and it came with a Larrivée gig bag, and a never used Larrivée hard case.

Tonight I put D'Addario 80/20 medium strings. Wow they give it much more volume.

I wasn't planning on a purchase so soon, and the plan was for an OM-03. But this deal seemed too good to let it pass.

So I guess all that is left to say is, "Hello, my name is Norm and I'm a Larrivée addict..."

[dbirchett]

Hi Norm!

[Cowgirlie]

We'll stick a candle in a donut for you....congrats on the addiction. Could be worse, you could have gotten addicted to plastic turtle guitars or some such. :GRN>

[Steve]

"Hello, my name is Norm and I'm a Larrivée addict..."

Hello Norm, my name is Steve and I can totally understand your problem!! :GRN>

Now I want to see a picture of that little dude.

[poki]

Hey whos blamming who?  if you canadians didn't build such fine guitars none of us would be larrivee addicts. 

[Blue in VT]

NNNOOORRRMMM!!!  Hi there....congrats on your purchase.....photos?  I love to drool over other peoples parlors....

Blue

[bhika]

Hi Norm, Congratulation on accepting your adiction. I know just where you're coming from.
WONDERFUL ISN'T IT.  :GRN> ^_^ :GRN>

[jimmyd]

Hiya Norm. Glad to be of service. Gassing is the "norm" around here. Know that there is no cure. you can only treat the symptoms by acquiring more guitars.

[ducktrapper]

#2 and I'm betting you're just getting started. Congrats! The parlors are terrific!

[LaminateBoy]

  I love to drool over other peoples parlors....

Eeeewww! I'm guessing you don't get invited back to a lot of places.  :GRN>

[Tycho]

Congrats!

[Gemnoc]

Thakns guys! :GRN> I'll try to follow up with pictures.

[Jackwr]

Careful Gemnoc,

When you come across a sweet young small bodied mistress like that it can consume all your time making beautiful music together. And if my wife reads this out of context.....................


..........congrats!

[wyodeb]

We resemble that remark!

I think everyone should have a parlor guitar, although that might be my own particular bias. I love mine! Congratulations!

Deb

[dcarey]

So, basically you're saying that you still don't have that OM.

And, of course, after you get that you'll have to round out the stable with an L model.


And then there's hogtops....


And Koa.....


And custom inlays....



And you THINK it's going to stop?


Dan