Posted by Ken Link: Larrivee L-09
on 10/23/2009, 8:44 pm, in reply to "Re: Colors by Donovan"
Message modified by board administrator 10/23/2009, 8:51 pm
Hi Mark,
You're Welcome!
Why do I say it's a Larrivee L-model? It may, or it may not be, but I like to be provacative towards board members to try to evoke some kind of life-signs from more of us!
Seriously, if you look at the fingerboard, you'll see small dot inlays and a bound fingerboard, which may be ivoroid. Progressing to the viewable guitar body, the shoulders of the guitar slope away in a manner that's similar to Larrivee's L-Body Shape, which is a melding of classical guitar and dreadnought/orchestra shapes BUT it has a near dreadnought general body-depth of 4-3/4" at the endpin. This guitar prowls a similar tonal territory as a Taylor Grand Auditorium body-style model in that it offers a full and resonant tone and can be good for both flatpicking and fingerpicking. A Larrivee, however, to the relief of Martin lovers, I feel leans more towards a Martin in tone than a Taylor.
I'm not certain I'm correct on my brand/model identification, but that's what hit me first when viewing the video. Although this Larrivee body-shape comes in several back and sides wood offerings, please find my below link to a Larrivee L-09, with Sitka Spruce top/East Indian Rosewood back and sides on their website:
Folk On!
Ken
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