Larrivee D-72 Presentation/Brazilian

[d-avido1]

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Hello Larrivee Forum Members:

I'm new to this forum but wanted to post a couple of pics' of my "Larry".
This ones a bit' of a bling monster but sounds absolutely wonderful!...abalone everywhere you'd wanna' put it!
Although I wouldn't refer to it as a Cannon it certainly has that nice, balanced, crisp, harmonically rich, reverby' Brazilian sound.
The guitar is VERY clean...I hesitate to use the word mint...don't think there is such a thing!
I bought it when I had more money than brains!...still think this one is gonna' be worth "Huge Bucks".  It's the nicest Larrivee I have ever seen.
I believe the Brazilian back/sides as well as the vase/vine fingerboard inlay were upgrade options on this model.

I would appreciate any help forum members can give me for establishing a "fair market value" for this instrument.
A drastically changed financial position means I may have to put it up for sale soon...I have $3,750 in it.

A couple of emails to Brian Trepanier @ Larrivee gave me the following info:

Brian felt a reasonable cost to replace the guitar would be $5,500... 

He also sent me the following info. just yesterday:

Your guitar was started in production September 1995. 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. I do not know how many were made.

The back and sides are Brazilian Rosewood, the top is Sitka Spruce, the neck is Honduran Mahogany, the bridge and fingerboard are African Ebony.

Brazilian rosewood is an additional $2900US above the price of the guitar.

Brian Trepanier
Customer Service Representative
Larrivee Guitars Ltd.


Thanks and Best Regards to all!
Dave

[Ratishna]

I'll have to check but it seems like the last time the -72 series was in the price list it was $5995, plus $900 for the optional vase and vine neck inlay, plus upcharge for Brazilian, which is looking more like close to $10K retail or $5K dealer cost.  A comparable Martin D-45 with Brazilian is about $15K retail, for comparison purposes.

Not sure how it would affect value that Larrivee hasn't offered a fully inlaid -72 series model for several years, but that wouldn't make it worth less.

E. Shoaf

[Acoustickler]

Here's a data-point (FWIW).  Your guitar is very similar to the later '98 D-10B (Brazilian).  Yours has a couple upticks (abalone on back and bridge wings, and extra inlay on the headstock and fretboard...the D-10B has torch and vine pearl & abalone fret marker inlay and the eagle headstock inlay + abalone rosette and top purfling), but the materials look to be almost the same.  The guitar top looks identical, inlay and all.

The market value on a near-mint '98 D-10B (two sales I know of from reputable US acoustic guitar shops in the last 6 months) is $3000 USD.

Given that, I'd estimate your guitar should sell for...about what you paid for it?

Cheers,
Blair.

[d-avido1]

Thanks Ratishna and Acoustickler for the help...much appreciated! 

Will just have to put it on Ebay and see what happens? 

We never really own things like fine guitars...we just get to take care of em' for awhile..."I see Dread people".

[Acoustickler]

Thanks Ratishna and Acoustickler for the help...much appreciated! 

Will just have to put it on Ebay and see what happens? 

No problem.  And I should add that I really don't know if a used D-72 will have a much higher used price than the D-10...I was just extrapolating from what I did know.  Ebay should give you a feel for it.

I don't want to hijack your thread, but I did want to make a couple comments on the odd market out there for used high-quality acoustic guitars.  In general, modern acoustics, even those made from top materials, seem to have a steep depreciation curve (except for a very few "cult" builders like Olson, Ryan, Wingert...).

Ratishna made reference to the list price on a Martin with Brazilian.  Yes, the D-28GE with Brazilian lists for about $15,000.  The real price from a good shop is about $11,000.  And in one good shop, I've seen a new one for $11,000 selling next to a barely used one for under $8,000.  I know which one I'd buy.

Strangely, the Larrivee D-10 with Brazilian suffers very steep depreciation.  For no reason I can figure.  I'm happy as heck with mine!!!  But this great guitar can be bought used for less than the upcharge for Brazilian alone  :huh:.  That makes for a great situation for used buyers, but sadly not so good for sellers.

I hope you get a good price on your guitar, though!

Cheers,
Blair.

[HangFire]

One sweet Dread :WNK>

Mine has nowhere near the bling but sounds great anyway. :WNK>

[d-avido1]

HangFire,
You can only hear the "bling" if you listen really, really hard!
Dave

[d-avido1]

One last thought...although the "Bling Factor" has no effect on the sound of the guitar it's amazing what it does for your fingerspeed...kinda' like putting flames on the side of your car!

[Bullhead00]

That is one sweet looking guitar. I wish I had the money to buy it from you!