Larrivée History | The Beginning, 1967

Founder Jean Larrivée talks about meeting and working with his mentor, luthier Edgar Monch in the late 60s.

Larrivée Guitars founder Jean Larrivée talks about his earliest days as a guitar maker, working with German luthier Edgar Monch beginning in 1967. Jean talks about learning to use hand tools, shaping wood, and other skills and techniques of guitar making, many of the basic techniques he still uses to this day.

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