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=== 2012 45th Anniversary Model ===
{{:Larrivée 45th Anniversary Model}}

=== Body Styles ===
Overview

[[Image:LarriveeBodyPaths.gif]]

More details below
==== B - Bass ====
* Lower Bout: 17"
* Upper Bout: 12.5"
* Waist: 10.75"
* Depth: 4.75"
* Scale Length: 34"
* Nut Width: 1 & 3/4" (44.3mm or 1.75")
* Length 20 5/8"

==== C - Larrivée Body with a [[Larriv%C3%A9e_Terms_and_Acronyms#Cutaways|Florentine Cutaway]] ====
* Lower Bout · 16”
* Upper Bout · 11.625”
* Waist · 10.25”
* Depth · 4.75”
* Overall Length · 40.75”
* Scale Length · 25.5”
* Nut Width: 1 & 3/4" (44.3mm or 1.75")

==== CS - Larrivée Small Body with a [[Larriv%C3%A9e_Terms_and_Acronyms#Cutaways|Florentine Cutaway]] ====
* Lower Bout · 15”
* Upper Bout · 11.875“
* Waist · 9.75”
* Depth · 4.25”
* Overall Length · 40.5”
* Scale Length · 25.5”
* Nut Width: 1 & 3/4" (44.3mm or 1.75")

==== D - Dreadnought ====
* Lower Bout · 16”
* Upper Bout · 11.875”
* Waist · 10.875”
* Depth · 5”
* Overall Length · 41”
* Scale Length · 25.5”
* Nut Width: 1 & 11/16" 

==== J - Jumbo ====
* Lower Bout · 17"
* Upper Bout · 12.5"
* Waist · 10.75"
* Depth · 4.75" - 4.875"
* Scale Length · 25.5"
* Nut Width ·  1 & 3/4" (44.3mm or 1.75")
* Scale Length · 25.5” 
* Length ·  20 5/8"

==== Larrivee Lancaster ====
[[Larrivée Lancaster]]

==== L - Larrivée Body ====
* Lower Bout · 16”
* Upper Bout · 11.625”
* Waist · 10.25”
* Depth · 4.75”
* Overall Length · 40.75”
* Scale Length · 25.5”
* Nut Width: 1 & 3/4" (44.3mm or 1.75")

==== LJ-body or CJ-body ====
* Lower Bout: 17"
* Upper Bout: 12.5"
* Waist: 10.75"
* Depth: 4.75"
* Scale Length: 25.5"
* Nut Width: 1 & 3/4" (44.3mm or 1.75")
* Length 20 5/8"

==== LS - Larrivée Small Body ====
* Lower Bout · 15”
* Upper Bout · 11.875“  (11.25" measured on one)
* Waist · 9.75”  (9.5" measured on one)
* Depth · 4.25”  (3.75" at heel)
* Body Length - 19.75"
* Overall Length · 40.5”
* Scale Length · 25.5”
* Nut Width: 1 & 3/4" (44.3mm or 1.75")

==== LSV - Larrivée Small Body with a [[Larriv%C3%A9e_Terms_and_Acronyms#Cutaways|Venetian Cutaway]] ====
* Lower Bout · 15.125”
* Upper Bout · 11.375“
* Waist · 9.75”
* Depth · 4.125”
* Overall Length · ___ ”
* Scale Length · 24.75”
* Nut Width: 1 & 3/4" (44.3mm or 1.75")
* Fretboard Radious: 16-21" Compound
* Setup for Medium Gauge Strings
* Frets: Nickel Silver
* Frets Width: 2.5 mm (0.0985")
* Frets Height 1.0mm (0.0394")
* Gloss UV Finish Body & Neck

* [http://www.larrivee.com/instruments/acoustics/11/LSV11.php Source: LSV11]]

==== OM - Orchestra Model  ====
* Lower Bout · 15.375”
* Upper Bout · 11.75”
* Waist · 9.625”
* Depth · 4.25”
* Overall Length · 40.5”
* Scale Length · 25.5”
* Nut Width: 1 & 3/4" (44.3mm or 1.75")
* Setup for Light Gauge Strings
* Frets: Nickel / Silver 
* Fretboard Radius: 17" to 21" Compound
* Frets Width: 2.5 mm (0.0985")
* Frets Height: 1.0 mm (0.0394")

&mdash; [http://www.larrivee.com/instruments/acoustics/OM03.php source]

==== OO Body ====
* Lower Bout: 14"
* Upper Bout: 10"
* Waist: 8.25"
* Depth: 4"
* Scale Length: 25.5",
* 12 fret to body
* Nut Width: 1 & 3/4" (44.3mm or 1.75")
* Body Length 19-1/8"

==== OOOO Body ====
* Lower Bout · 15.375”
* Upper Bout · 11.125”
* Waist · 9.375”
* Depth · 4.5”
* Overall Length · ???
* Scale Length · 25.5”
* Nut Width: 1 & 13/16"
* Fretboard Radius: 16" to 21" Compound
* Setup for medium gauge strings
* Frets Width: 2.5 mm (0.0985")
* Frets Height: 1.0 mm (0.0394")

Also: 12th-fret neck join
&mdash; [http://www.larrivee.com/instruments/acoustics/60/00060.php source]

==== P - Parlor  ====
* Lower Bout · 13.25”
* Upper Bout · 9.5“
* Waist · 7.75”
* Depth · 4.5”
* Overall Length · 36.75”
* Scale Length · 24”

==== SD - Slope Dreadnaught  ====
* Lower Bout · 15”
* Upper Bout · 11.25“
* Waist · 10.5”
* Depth · 4.875”
* Overall Length · 40.5”
* Scale Length · 25.5”

==== Classical ====

* Lower Bout · 15”
* Upper Bout · 11.875“
* Waist · 9.75”
* Depth · 4.25”
* Overall Length · 40.5”
* Scale Length · 660 mm  (approximately 26”)
* Nut Width:  2"

[[Image:Larrivee LS30.jpg|thumb|LS-30 Classical]]

Example:  [[Larrivée Classical Model 38]]

===Current Model Comparisons===
[http://www.larrivee.com/instruments/acoustics/compare.php Source: Larrivée web site December 2009]

Introduction from the Larrivée Site
:This page contains the information which allows you to quickly compare multiple 
models. Remember that every guitar we manufacture is hand-built, which means 
that they specs are the guidelines we use, but that the final specification may 
vary slightly.
====Series Details====
===== Feature Comparison =====
{{:Larrivée Feature Comparison}}

=====Nut Width Comparison=====
{{:Larrivée Nut Width Comparison}}

=== Older Model Comparisons ===
{{:Larrivée Feature Comparison Archive}}

=== Finishes ===

:The first guitars were sprayed with hot laquer, and around '84 we changed to a modified Polyurethane varnish - Great stuff. We used that up until around 1995 (I think) when we started messing with Crown Metro's UV polyester. There were problems with crown metro and eventually we ended up using the MCfadden UV polyester. Mcfadden recently went bankrupt and we have switched to a new UV finish - which is relatively problem free and made locally in California.

:The modified polyurethane was catalyzed. Up until 2 months ago the UV was not catalyzed. Now the UV is dual cured with partial catalyzation with cobalt & peroxide, and UV light. 

Source:  [http://www.larriveeforum.com/smf/index.php?topic=34126.msg313051#msg313051 Matthew Larrivée] October 2010


Update as of 2016-01-30

;Current Finish:

Gloss Guitars: Pure Acrylic Urethane hi-sheen Topcoat (Catalyzed), over top of a Catalyzed Urethane Basecoat.

Satin: Pure Acrylic Urethane 10% Sheen Satin Finish (Catalyzed), Over top of a Catalyzed Urethane base coat

WE USE NO POLYESTER ON ANY ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS
 
;2009-2013

Gloss Guitars: Urethane hi-sheen Topcoat (Catalysed), over top of a UV Polyester Basecoat

Satin: Pure Acrylic Urethane 10% Sheen Satin Finish (Catalyzed), over top of a UV Polyester Basecoat
 
;Approx 1990-2009

Gloss Guitars: UV Polyester Topcoat, over top of a UV Polyester Basecoat

Satin: Pure Acrylic 12.5% Sheen Satin Finish (Catalyzed), over top of a UV Polyester Basecoat
 
;Approx 1983-1990

Gloss Guitars: Catalyzed Modified Varnish Topcoat/Basecoat (Polyurethane Based)

Satin: No satin guitars made during this time
 
;1967 to Approx 1983

Gloss Guitars: Hot Sprayed Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Satin: No satin guitars made during this time

[http://www.larriveeforum.com/smf/index.php?topic=49540.msg435418#msg435418 Source: Larrivée Forum] 2016-01-30

=== Truss Rods ===

1967 > 1985 = Static non-adjustable truss rod.

1985 > 2008 = Single action truss rod.

2008 > present = Dual action truss rod.

Of course there were crossover periods while supplies were used up. For instance, we had an overstock of Parlor single action truss rods when we switched to dual action. So the Parlors were still single action for some time after 2008. Same with 00's and other 12 fretters. The glossy guitars got the dual action first while the satins used up the remaining single action. By 2010 everything was dual action. 
Source: [http://www.larriveeforum.com/smf/index.php?topic=53122.msg464216#msg464216 JM Larrivée]

=== Construction - Internal Back Strip ===
[[Image:LarriveeInternalBackStrip.jpg|right]]

:Jean’s first guitars had the internal back strip [as mentioned]. I believe he used it somewhere through to about 1983-84. If I remember correctly it stopped when we moved to North Vancouver. At the time the strip did serve to reinforce the back because we had a decorative strip of purfling down the center seem. When that purfling strip was removed from the design, the mahogany re-enforcement was no longer necessary.

:Fast forward to 2007 when we made the JCL re-issue guitars… We put the re-enforcement strip on these guitars because we added the purfling strip again. We looked at it and realized we liked the look of it inside the instrument and so we decided to put the strip on all of the glossy guitars in the California shop. The Canadian shop also puts the strips on -05 series and up guitars but does not put them on -03’s because of the added cost involved. We do sometimes add the strips to special run -03’s that we make in California.

:The strip is mostly decorative – It does help somewhat on extremely oily woods, but really the center seam join we do is so strong that it is un-necessary.

Source - [http://www.larriveeforum.com/smf/index.php?topic=33670.msg309597#msg309597 Matthew Larrivée]

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