Rosewood D-50?

[gitnoob]

Nobody was curious why I was so interested about rosewood D-50's, eh?    Well, I'll tell you anyway.   







Nice straight-grained Braz, don't you think?   And I wear a turban whenever I play her.   

[leftync]

I think it's awesome. Is that one from the 90s? Mine's EIR, not braz, and much plainer. That is a beautiful guitar, and I'll bet it sounds great. I'd love to see more of the guitars from this period.

[GeeNorm]

Looks like future GOTM or LOTM material to me. Walkerman suggested Larrivee of the month now that all Larrivee instruments are eligible for nomination.

Congrats! 

Norman

[gitnoob]

Thanks, guys.   My wife says it's my birthday present.  

Is that one from the 90s? Mine's EIR, not braz, and much plainer. That is a beautiful guitar, and I'll bet it sounds great. I'd love to see more of the guitars from this period.

Yes, I'm sure it's a relative of yours.   S/N is 136XX, so I'm guessing 1993-1994.   What's yours?

The volume doesn't knock me off my feet like the SD-50 does, but it's got strong bass, good balance, and great projection.   If it wasn't for the crazy bling, it'd be the perfect everyday git.    And I LOVE the neck and the 1-3/4" nut -- perfect for fingerpicking.    I don't think my ear can distinguish between Braz and EIR, but I consider it part of the bling.    Just a bit over-the-top, but not a show piece.

Edit: I checked another thread, and I can safely say mine was built in 1993.   I wonder what the earliest D-50 s/n might be....

[leftync]

I think around 93. The serial number is within the first 15,000 Larrivees. The guy that sold it thought he'd ordered it about 10 years ago, but I think he just didn't remember. It's closer to 20 years, as best I can figure. I think I posted these earlier, but take a look and compare. http://s728.photobucket.com/albums/ww289/leftync_photos/Larrivee%20D-50/

I asked Larrivee for some more info, but I've never heard back. Maybe you'll have better luck. I consider mone to be the ultimate guitar for me, and I'm sure you do as well.

Can't believe no one appreciated my joke about how that's actually Pearl's mom on the headstock! I thought that was pretty funny.

[gitnoob]

I requested a build date from Larrivee, and I haven't received that yet, but I did get a quick reply from the original author of the 50-series history that we've seen elsewhere.

There are a number of visual differences on the guitars. The originals were "dressed" like a standard D guitar with lots of abalone trim. The modern ones have the traditional martin style appointments like a headstock volute, herringbone trim, diamond inlays, etc..

Mine has abalone while yours has marquetry.   Your rosette could have been a custom request, or maybe they were making cosmetic changes towards the end of the 90's series.

(Oh, and that was a good mother-of-pearl joke.   )

[leftync]

I've got to believe yours was custom as well, with that intricate inlay and especially the braz b&s. I think the new ones are great-looking, but I'm glad I've got this older one.