K Yairi Guitars Serial Numbers
SERIALIZATION ALVAREZ YAIRI Alvarez Yairi guitars can be dated by the number stamped onto the. Collings guitar serial numbers are expressed as the date, which is.
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This article does not any. Unsourced material may be challenged. ( March 2014) () Yairi is the surname name of three associated with quality handmade. 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. Yairi have been marketed under a few names in the United States, including Yairi & Sons, Kohno, Shelly, and Wilson.
They also build guitars for other labels like and, in the 1980s-1990s, for Irish brand George Lowden. For decades, the top-of-line acoustic guitars are sub-branded Alvarez-Yairi, handmade in the same factory as K. Yairi guitars, and sold in the United States exclusively by Alvarez. External links [ ] • • • NAMM Oral History Library (2011) This article relating to guitars is a. You can help Wikipedia.
I am the original and only owner of this guitar purchased in 1978 brand new. It is a beautiful handmade guitar in absolutely mint condition with only one very slight (almost undetectable unless inches from the guitar) blemish on the front. No scuffs, belt rash, cracks, chips, fretwear, or anything that would indicate any wear. Has hardly been played over the years. It features the following: Grover tuners Spruce top Mahogany back and sides - all solid Dreadnought Made in Japan in 1978 according to serial number stamped on heel starting with 53 Has been considered by many a clone to the Martin D-18 Features Grover Rotomatic tuners, Brazilian Rosewood headstock overlay and Bridge/Ebony Fret Board/Solid Spruce top, African Mahogany back and sides, one piece Mahogany neck. Hand made in Japan by K. Kazuo Yairi was one of Japan's master luthiers.
In the U.S., K. Yairi guitars are distributed by Alvarez. Yairi's guitars have long been played by many professional musicians (such as Bob Weir, Carlos Santana, Paul McCartney, Bono, Jerry Garcia, Ani DiFranco, and Monte Montgomery) and many have become sought-after collectors' pieces in recent years. To learn more about the making of Alvarez Yairi handmade guitars such as this one, go to YouTube and type in Yairi Guitar Factory Tour.
The action is low, the sound is full, beautiful and crisp. Playability is great and the guitar looks and plays the way it did when purchased new in 1978.
The sale includes its original internally padded chipboard case (as shown in photo) as well as all the original paperwork and warranty/registration cards etc as also shown. The video shown here is not of my actual guitar but somebody that had the exact same model to give you a feel for the sound and playability of the guitar in action. If you're into vintage guitars, it's rare that you will ever find a one-of-a-kind guitar of this quality that has been preserved this close to its original condition from the late 1970's time period. This item is sold As-Described This item is sold As-Described and cannot be returned unless it arrives in a condition different from how it was described or photographed. Items must be returned in original, as-shipped condition with all original packaging. Product Specs Condition: Brand Model Finish Categories Year Made In Japan Video.