Larrivee JCL 40th Anniversary

Guitar # 14 of a limited production run. For his company's 40th anniversary, Jean Larrivee decided to create a new guitar model - or an old one, depending on how you look at it. The JCL is a nod to the now vintage Larrivee steel strings built in Toronto in the early years; back when Jean's shop was staffed with only a few very skilled craftspeople at a time. Grit Laskin, Linda Manzer, Sergei De Jonge and other highly regarded luthiers began their careers apprenticing with Larrivee back then, and the instruments that came out of his Toronto shop are some of the most sought-after Canadian guitars ever built. The JCL brings back to life the instruments of Larrivee's early years, and it does so quite beautifully. Consider it a vintage re-issue of sorts, complete with original Larrivee rosette, JCL pearl headstock inlay and Toronto label. The L-shaped body is built of the world's finest quartered Indian rosewood and Sitka spruce, and accentuated with rosewood bindings and multilayer wooden purflings. Its one-piece mahogany neck has an ivoroid-bound ebony board with the same pearl dot inlay as was used in the 1970's, and its headstock has a rosewood overlay and nickel Schaller M6 tuners. The guitar is gloss finished, and has the clear pickguard standard on Larrivees up until a few years ago. A numbered certificate of authenticity, and a gorgeous top-of-the line TKL hard case accompany the guitar.