Larrivee Ls-19 Gloss

Top of the line and rare Larrivee model! This guitar’s sound is as beautifully balanced as it looks. Every single note on the neck rings pure, exceptional for fingerpicking with a 1 3/4 fretboard as well. This guitar does everything tremendously well, is impeccably built with the finest woods and craftsmanship. Unfortunately I need to sell off part of my collection so this one has to go.

Has a ding in the headstock and a few marks on the body as documented in photos. Other than that it has relatively low use and wear on the fretboard etc

The "-19" series was developed in the late 1970s. Jean Larrivée made a relatively plain model called the L-09 and fancy model called the L-10. One of Jean's distributors thought he had a market for an intermediate model. This presented a naming dilemma. He couldn't very well call the new model the "L-09 and a half" or the "L-09.5". Well I suppose he could have but, it would have struck most people as an eccentric choice. Anyway the new model became the L-19, and for many years we patiently explained to people that our models didn't in this case follow the logical progression of higher numbers for fancier models. In those days we had a relatively small production and a limited number of dealers. They got used to this particular naming oddity and life went on. Several years ago we started building more instruments, which meant expanding our dealer base, which meant explaining the model "-19" over and over. Finally we decided to end the confusion and deep six the name altogether. You can still buy exactly the same guitar, except now we call it an "-09" with some custom features added. It would be priced in between an "-09" and a "-10".

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")

Spruce top
Rosewood back and sides