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June 28, 2006, 10:11:30 PM
After a 30 year hiatus from a guitar I picked up an alv Yairi to relearn what I really didn't know long ago. One year later, old age and arthritis dictated that I quit playing again or find a different guitar with a wider string spacing . Was a toss up between the martin ooo-15s or the larrivee om-03mt. After reading countless reviews (I'm in the boondocks) finally made my decision.

Called Jim at Trinity and ordered the om-03mt with the bone saddle.

I feel like a kid waiting for santa claus only this time its Fedex
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June 28, 2006, 10:15:39 PM #1
Welcome and congrats.Nice choice of guitars. :GRN>
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June 28, 2006, 10:33:35 PM #2
Welcome !!!!!

You are going to love that guitar.   
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June 28, 2006, 10:45:03 PM #3
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Wow, I just got a larrivee today. It is beyond amazing.  I also have a yairi which i love too.  I'm sure you will like larrivees they are very easy to play.(on the hands and ears)
June 28, 2006, 11:14:57 PM #4
Quote from: stuco on June 28, 2006, 10:45:03 PM
:ph34r:

Wow, I just got a larrivee today. It is beyond amazing.  I also have a yairi which i love too.  I'm sure you will like larrivees they are very easy to play.(on the hands and ears)

Not like an Ovation of course though  :GRN>
June 28, 2006, 11:51:28 PM #5
QuoteNot like an Ovation of course though 
Has Ovation taken over Esteban's spot on "top"?   :rolleyes:
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June 29, 2006, 12:26:10 AM #6
The mahgony top OM's are great guitars!  I love their sound.
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June 29, 2006, 01:03:38 AM #7
Welcome to the Larrivee family! :GRN>
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June 29, 2006, 02:58:54 AM #8
Welcome to the forum mgbgt!

Your going to like that Hog Top. :GRN>

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June 29, 2006, 09:28:38 AM #9
I can only tell you I hope you enjoy your Larrivee as much as I am loving mY 000-60! Welcome.
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June 29, 2006, 01:23:51 PM #10
Hope you like yours like I like mine.  can't imagine parting with my L05MT.

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June 29, 2006, 05:08:13 PM #11
Welcome to the Hog-Top Club! :ph34r:
June 29, 2006, 07:43:37 PM #12
Welcome to the foruum mgbgt! Here's an extra "u" for you! Your title seems to need it! :GRN>
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June 29, 2006, 08:25:06 PM #13
Congrats mgbgt, and welcome to the forum.

I've never actually had the pleasure of playing an all hog Larrivee.  Not yet.  I owned the Martin equivalent, OM-15(discontinued in 2002), to the OM-03MT though.  I sold it a couple of years back to finance my first Larrivee.  I miss it but not as much as I would miss my OM now or my sweet, sweet parlor. 

You have just joined the nicest forum on the web and bought one of the best, if not the best, value in the acoustic guitar market. 

Just a quick note.  New members are kindly asked to supply the forum members with virtual donuts...kinda of like if we were meeting at the community center for a support group.  :WNK>  Posting pictures of your new acquistion is also recommended so we can dream about owning one as well.  :GRN>
July 03, 2006, 12:59:09 PM #14
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Received my om-03 mt friday and am very happy. Looks great and has the sound I was looking for. Hopefully will open up in a couple of months

Happy 4th everyone
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July 03, 2006, 01:08:15 PM #15
Congrats on a fine guitar. Play, play, play, if you want it to open up. Or, set it in front of a stereo speaker loud enough to make the top vibrate to simulate playing. I've done this for a few hours a day at a time and it seems to work for me......YMMV
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July 03, 2006, 02:40:12 PM #16
My OM-MT started to open up well after the 3rd set of strings or so... 6-8 weeks
of course, it will take a year to really unwind
NIce axe

regarding your age/arthritis...
I am running into this as well, and I'm seriously moving over to SHORT scale as a LONG term solution
Just got a shortscale 0018 and love it


I never really considered or worried about scale as a factor, but I noticed the first joint in my pointer (the one that covers the 'B' String in a C chord) is really starting to ache when I bend it down like that -- worse if the strings are under some good tension

anywhoo... I'm getting the OM-03MT tuned up (action lowered) but it may end up on the trading block if my fingers get sore.

othewise... Dat's a Nice axe
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July 03, 2006, 04:40:17 PM #17
Quote from: pickngrin on July 03, 2006, 01:08:15 PM
Play, play, play, if you want it to open up. Or, set it in front of a stereo speaker loud enough to make the top vibrate to simulate playing. ...

I've had good success playing at loud open mikes.  I've opened up a couple of mando's and a guitar remarkably quickly this way.

Quote from: sigurdd48 on July 03, 2006, 02:40:12 PM
... regarding your age/arthritis...
I am running into this as well, and I'm seriously moving over to SHORT scale as a LONG term solution ...

Ditto the short scale.  My most comfortable guitar is my short-scale archtop.  Another factor is string guage.
I typically don't get sore using lights, but mediums will aggravate my joints some.
Doing pretty well with D'Addario 85/15 EZ90's, a true med-light guage.

All that said ... Welcome!  Enjoy, & play in good health.

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