Archives & Artifacts
A Visual History Of People, Places, & Things
1970's - Early Day's
Iconic photo of Jean with first acoustic cutaway • Built for Bruce...
The shop kitchen was used for final setups
Linda Manzer scaraping glue after bracing tops.
David Wren glueing tail blocks to frame.
Jean Larrivée taking time for a smile.
Fitting top and back to frame inside fram mold.
A young Sergei de Jonge then aprentice.
Primitive methods of glueing top bracing.
Linda Manzer & Jean Larrivée
Early method of using rope to bind purfling to body.
William "Grit" Laskin and Linda Manzer • House party at Jean's.
George Gray, pore filling with paint brush in the kitchen.
David Wren doing some finish polishing.
William "Grit" Laskin, playing with shavings and dust making magic.
Rack of guitars ready to go out • Grover Imperials were standard tuners...
Tony Duggen-Smith. Then apprentice, soon to be guitarist/song writer for...
Neck sanding in the climate room.
Many nylon string guitars were built during the 70's.
William "Grit" Laskin and a matching set of spruce.
L to R: Michael Shreiner, Linda Manzer, Mike Jones (Wendy Larrivée's...
Some finishing work on a steel string.
George Gray buffing gloss finish.
David Wren and Linda Manzer sharing some discussion with Tony Duggen-Smith.
Jean hand carving necks.
"Spyder" Dan, buffing up some high gloss action.
Learning how to glue backs to frames.
Mike Jones (Wendy Larrivé's brother), fought fitting necks to body.
Wood storage was in Jean's basement.
Jean's first of many thickness sanders.
Murray, routing out soundholes on guitar tops.
