If they do build ukes again I will buy one no matter what the size or wood type. My 10 year old Larrivee L-01 needs a little brother. That guitar, which is my only one, has not seen the light of day since I bought my first uke 10 months ago.
Wooo hooo!
Update from FB: Jean Larrivée Guitars said "There will be four sizes available: soprano, concert, tenor & baritone. Mahogany top, back & sides will be default. Koa will be custom as will spruce tops."
Wooo hooo!
Update from FB: Jean Larrivée Guitars said "There will be four sizes available: soprano, concert, tenor & baritone. Mahogany top, back & sides will be default. Koa will be custom as will spruce tops."
On their Facebook page they've answered some of your questions. The fingerboards will be flat (traditional) and the series will start with 03 models with an MSRP of around thousand dollars. Also check out the GAS-inducing picture on Instagram (or facebook): http://instagram.com/p/xo6GEjyDWR/
I have an all koa US-10K which is fantastic. Currently no baritones in my collection so maybe I can use that as an excuse...
On 1/15/15, Matthew Larrivee posted this additional overview on the Larrivee forum:
"We've designed 4 main body styles -- Soprano, Concert, Tenor, and Baritone. Default config is hog on hog, but there will be spruce tops as an option. Tenor and baritone are fan braced. They are dressed very similar to 40 series instruments, and the neck carve and heel are from the 40 series as well." All will be made in Oxnard.
Our family still has two Larrivee guitars, and we also used to own a Larri parlor. Both the ones we kept have wonderful balance across strings, VERY musical instruments. Talk has already begun over on the forum about possibly ordering a "forum" uke. This has occurred with some special-order guitars in the past. (One of our Larri guitars is in fact an all-mahogany forum guitar -- sweet.)
It will. The new ones are of a different design. A bit more plain with woods that are not as fancy (at least not stock). I am sure they will be great, but I still love the look of their older ones. And the playability. And the sound.
If anything, I would think the older ones will be a bit more treasured.