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Location: Freeport, IL | Hi,
Thought that maybe some of you might enjoy these pics of my new Larrivee OM-03K. It doesn't quite have the bottom end that my 1983 Ovation Elite 1537 has (Thanks again, Woz!) - but it has beautiful trebles and plays like a dream. It's not too hard on the eyes either.
http://groups.msn.com/vangilderfamily/shoebox.msnw
Regards,
Jon Van Gilder
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Nice Pics! Thank's For Sharing them. |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | Hi Jon,
Nice guitar. Larrivee makes really good guitars, as I've said before, if I didn't have Ovations, I'd have Larrivees.
A couple of questions: first, did you have to have that made custom, or was that a regular model? It seems odd that Larrivee would use premium wood on an -03 trim level.
Secondly, I see your 2001 parlor in the background on the one picture---is that signatures on it? If so, who signed it and why? I have a recent O-09 flame maple Larrivee parlor myself, they sound really good for the size.
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Location: Wooster, Ohio | Played the parlor in Nashville and it does have a wonderful sound.
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Location: Freeport, IL | Roger,
Yeah, I took the Parlor to a bluegrass festival in Iowa a couple of years back and had some of the folks out there sign it for me; Del McCoury, Rhonda Vincent, Ricky Skaggs and most of the musicians from the aforementioned bands. Cody Kilby (lead guitar with Ricky) played that parlor to death - was lucky to get it back from him.
Later,
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | Fantastic! I think Rhonda Vincent is great; my wife and I saw her and the Rage at the Grand Ole Opry last October. And it was great that Del was made a member of the Opry last year---I think it was the weekend after we were there.
Glad to hear you did get your parlor back, though!
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Location: Freeport, IL | Roger,
The OM-03K was a custom order for a guy that failed to pick-up the guitar when it came in. The owner showed it to me and I latched onto it immediately. The pics don't really do it justice - but the sound is what sold me.
I used my Elite 1537 (bought it from Woz some time ago) all day for student lessons, and was thinking that no guitar could be better - great bass - great treble - great feel. Came home and fired up the Larrivee and felt the same thing about it - crazy, isn't it? Am really fortunate to own a pair of beauties.
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Jon
Can't argue with the Bluegrass people you met with, all great bands, if they liked it it is a good guitar. Here in Cruces there is nobody that carries Larrivees so I can't check them out. I sure know how all those bands sound, and they are good ones.
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Location: south east Michigan | The wood grain is just stunning.
What can make someone order somthing so special and then leave it orphaned? Money problems most likely.
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