Irvin Guitars at La Conner 2018
 

I am excited to be exhibiting at the La Conner Guitar Festival, May 11-13, 2018.This is my signature parlor I will have on display. I hope to post a couple more in the days ahead. I'll be showing a couple of my small jumbo models and possibly my dreadnought model as well. That's a small jumbo I have in progress that you see behind the parlor. I plan to have that one ready for La Conner as well.
This parlor is Indian rosewood with an Italian spruce top. padauk bindings.

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Lovely guitar Wayne! Always have a soft spot for smaller-bodied guitars..

Very nice looking parlor Wayne. I hope to see it in person in May.

Thanks Steve,
yes, I would welcome meeting you at La Conner in May. I am looking forward to a great time.

Wow, what a stunning guitar. I'm about two hours south of La Conner and had no idea of a guitar festival there. Would love to check out your guitars Wayne... they look stunning.

Wayne - really looking forward to meeting you and seeing your guitars this weekend! Thanks for posting (and building them, of course!).

Best,

Phil

Thanks Phil, please come by, I will look forward to it. The weather is expected to be fantastic. Looks like its going to be a great show. I can't wait.

Wayne, love the rosettes, especially what I can see in the SJ. What are the rest of the specs on that SJ?

Thanks for the kind words Mike. The specs on my SJ model are as follows;

Upper bout - 11
Lower bout - 15.5
waist - 9.5
body length - 19.5
depth at the heel - 3.5
depth at the tail - 4.5
unless otherwise requested the scale length is 25.5, and string spacing is 1.75 at the nut - 2.25 at the saddle

hope that helps. I recently set this SJ up and it will be at La Conner. All natural wood colors, clear finish. Ovangkol back and sides, sitka spruce top, purpleheart bindings, puprpleheart/ebony/ovangkol/canary is used in the rosette and truss rod cover.

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That Ovangkol SJ is a beautiful guitar, Wayne--great stuff!

I agree that these look fantastic. However, some of you may be wondering how they SOUND and PLAY...

Incredible. My duo partner and I (Notable Journey) have played and recorded with his guitars. The are relatively lightweight and very responsive.

In terms of a sonic profile, I would say they come under the Larrivee umbrella of highly balanced string separation, usable fundamental to overtone ratio, and excellent sustain. Bright without being thin. Even though I use Larrivee as a starting reference point, I would say Wayne has developed his own distinctive sound.

I generally pass on parlor guitars, but I played one of his parlors that was the best one I've ever played.

In the same vein, I've never cared for the feel and sound of a dreadnought for my own use. Again, when I played an Irvin dreadnought, it made me reconsider that stance. It was that good.

If you attend, make it a point to visit his booth. And, if you want to hear them played in performance, we (Notable Journey) will be demoing Irvin guitars in mini-concerts Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Hello, Wayne! That's a lovely parlor guitar. I like the "sunset" rosette and the colorful rosette on your SJ. Good luck at La Conner!

JR

Thanks JR! really appreciate it.