The Yairi factory is in the small town of Kani, in the hills north of Nagoya, Japan. Here they have been making guitars for 80 years. The late Kazuo Yairi was one of the finest and most successful luthiers of our time and helped design and make Alvarez-Yairi guitars for nearly 50 years.
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The pride within the factory is immediately evident. Floors are made of mahogany, some walls are rosewood tongue and groove, and furniture is hand carved by the luthiers. The amount of naturally seasoned tone wood is legendary and the production line marries time honored handmade craftsmanship with modern day design and processes.
Every neck is spoke shaved by hand, braces are carved and tops are tuned to perfection. Hide glues are used throughout, and attention to detail and quality of the build is incredible. Alvarez Yairi guitars are beautifully presented, wonderful sounding, luthier-made instruments, which in our opinion are some of the finest guitars in today’s market.
Please make your choice from the below. Acoustic electrics. Yairi YD302 Profile: 1976 S. Yairi YD302 Make: S. Yairi Year: 1976 Model: YD302 Serial Number: 6101.1 Made in Japan Type: 6-string acoustic guitar (steel string) Body type: dreadnought. Solid spruce top. Mahogany neck. Rosewood side and back. Ebony fretboard. Scale: 645mm. Nut width: 45mm S. Yairi, unsolved mystery Among.
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Alvarez Yairi Guitar Models Of The 1970s And 1980s Questions ...
- These guitars do NOT use the serial numbers for dating purposes. BTW, the Round Yairi label is a take off of a round Ramirez Estudio Guitar Label. Yairi also used the Ramirez 1A rosette on many of his guitars including the CY130, CY135, YC150, YC100, Y150, and Y100. “Black Label” Y series guitars are different from the “Beige Label” Y.
- Please make your choice from the below. Acoustic electrics. Acoustic electrics pick nylon. Pick Nylon String type.
- Yairi is the surname name of three Japanese luthiers associated with quality handmade acoustic guitars. In the 1960s and 1980s, Sadao Yairi made guitars under the S. His son Hiroshi Yairi made acoustic guitars under Sadao's supervision (usually signed and/or stamped as by S. Sadao was uncle of Kazuo Yairi who built guitars mostly under his own brand, K.