Any good larrivee dealers in Montreal?

[pdr1966]

will be down in Montreal this weekend, wondering if there are any good small shops down there which might have a few nice larrivees to look at .
Saw the dealers on the larrivee sight, but they appear to be larger venue store, unlike Ring or 12th fret here in T.O.

Pr

[ducktrapper]

As of a few years ago, for reasons unknown to me because you'd think a guitar named Larrivée would be popular in Quebec, they were hard to find in le grand ville. The website lists some dealers but I'd call first to see if they actually have some. Ottawa is better. 

http://www.larrivee.com/dealers/canada.php#quebec

[Denis]

As of a few years ago, for reasons unknown to me because you'd think a guitar named Larrivée would be popular in Quebec, they were hard to find in le grand ville. The website lists some dealers but I'd call first to see if they actually have some. Ottawa is better. 

http://www.larrivee.com/dealers/canada.php#quebec

Yeah, Ottawa has two really good Larrivee dealers with Long & McQuade and the Ottawa Folklore Centre.

[B-Nads]

Italmelodie carries them - the one on Jean Talon didn't have much left in stock last time I was there, and sadly, their inventory is not kept up well.  The Laval location has a couple nice high ends, as does Bobby Lalonde Music, in Vankleek Hill, Ontario, but that is about an hour and a half north west of the city.

As for the assumption that Larrivee would garner more interest in Quebec due to the French name, Quebec is a susceptible to head-stock worship as any other place in the world, so you'll find plenty Martins and Taylors in the stores like Steves, Archambeault, and Italmelodie.  You also have to consider there are two well-known and a few lesser-known luthiers here in Quebec that get a lot of the sentimental market, ie Boucher and Richard...JCL has never had operations in Quebec, to the best of my knowledge.

[pierrev]

Italmelodie is not a dealer anymore, they still have a few left with 2 of them with crack tops. They new dealer is Archambeault Musique and the main store in down town Montreal would be the one with the largest choice.
Larrivee is know in Montreal but not well represented and the Boucher guitar is more popular(i dont really like them) and well represented and pushed because a lot of the Quebec popular artist used them.
If i want to purchase a Larrivee i have to buy it from either Trinity Guitars or the 12th Fret in Toronto because of a lack of choice in Montreal.

Pierrev

[ducktrapper]

The last time I was in Archambeault, they had zero Larrivées. By the way, I don't assume that they would be popular in Quebec, I merely said some might, due to the French Connection. In the mid-70's there were lots of Larris in Montreal due to many making a pilgrimage to Jean's shop in Toronto.   

[Michael T]

Italmelodie is not a dealer anymore, they still have a few left with 2 of them with crack tops. They new dealer is Archambeault Musique and the main store in down town Montreal would be the one with the largest choice.
Larrivee is know in Montreal but not well represented and the Boucher guitar is more popular(i dont really like them) and well represented and pushed because a lot of the Quebec popular artist used them.
If i want to purchase a Larrivee i have to buy it from either Trinity Guitars or the 12th Fret in Toronto because of a lack of choice in Montreal.

Pierrev

I'd recommend Trinity Guitars no matter where you live (I'm in Fla.) Jim is as honest as the day is long and can resolve many issues before you even receive your guitar if you spend a little time talking to him about what you are looking for, what you think you want, and maybe even e-mail him a mp3 of your style. I can't say enough good about the man. Plus, his pricing is VERY competitive.

[walt33]

There may not be many Larrivee dealers in La Belle Province, but I've seen quite a few Larrivee's being played in the Quebec Trad scene. Eric Beaudry of De Temps Antan has a beautiful L-19 (just guessing, but it's pretty fancy), Louis-Simon Lemieux of Les Chauffeurs a Pieds uses an L09, Yann Falquet of Genticorum plays a  D(10?), and Mike Ayles had a D05 last time I saw him. Not sure, but Simon Marion of the McDades and Nicolas Pellerin et les grandes hurleurs might play a Larrivee, too. Colin Savioe-Levac of Dentdelion and Les poules a Colin has what looks like an older L09, with large fret marker dots.

Then again, I never got the impression that Jean particularly embraces his French heritage . . . but we still like his guitars!

[B-Nads]

The last time I was in Archambeault, they had zero Larrivées. By the way, I don't assume that they would be popular in Quebec, I merely said some might, due to the French Connection. In the mid-70's there were lots of Larris in Montreal due to many making a pilgrimage to Jean's shop in Toronto.   

Nothing meant by that, Duck.   I erroneously thought that was your meaning.

I didn`t see any Larries at Arch last time I was there, but that was in July...I would definitely look with Jim Holler first if you`re GASin a Larry in the upper East.

As for Bouchers, I GASed BAD for a Walnut Goose after trying one at Steve`s, then tried 2 others in other stores - those guitars are hit and miss - some are beautiful, some are dogs. 

Ital on Jean Talon has their Richard collection in major decline.  Their Larries aren`t much better, but I know the manager is motivated to move the Larries, and will be pretty reasonable to deal with.