Alvarez Yairi Laminate

The alvarez regent series is a high quality entry level guitar line designed to provide super value instruments with many features and specifications you find in pro level alvarez models.

Alvarez yairi laminate.

When done right there s the kicker. Funny thing about alvarez yairi i worked in palo alto ca. Here they have been making guitars for 80 years. Alvarez yairi cy116 like new the alvarez yairi cy116 classical guitar has a voice all its own and the distinct appearance of a burled mahogany body and solid cedar top.

1983 alvarez kazuo yairi dy 47 artisan sunburst serial 48808 signed by kazuo yairi who just passed away this year artisan sunburst finish solid spruce top mahogany back and sides yairi s proprietary lamination process that from my understanding uses all the same type of wood to create the laminate i e. Do not let the laminate back and sides bother you because yairi knows how to build guitars. Adornments include a brightly colored soundhole rosette and ivory multilayer binding. Yairi dy38 link i have owned 2 yairis over the years and both were great guitars.

This one picture is 1971 i would hesitate only because of possible neck issues which are rare with his guitars but could be a problem. The yairi cy116 guitar is a guaranteed conversation starter. From 1978 to 1992 and generally was around there a lot after i moved to san francisco for school. 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.

Draper s music on california avenue in palo alto was an authorized ay dealer and they had a special corner near the back of the main wing with ays. The dy51 is called the blue ridge. Imho they don t sound as good to me as my 91 alvarez yairi which has laminate rosewood back and sides. 1991 alvarez by kazuo yairi model dy 90 10 year air dried brazillian rosewood made into exquisite laminate back and sides with solid spruce top of the highest air cured grade completely handmade in the mountains of japan by the renowned luthier this guitar is an absolute masterpiece of the craft and has the remarkable full sound that this model is well known for it would be difficult if not.

A laminate with say a thin top small bridgeplate and scalloped braces might move more air vs an all solid wood guitar that is built like a tank. I do love it built in 85 the neck is perfect and plays great. The yairi factory is in the small town of kani in the hills north of nagoya japan. Here is the link.

Alvarez yairi dy51 red cedar top burled mahogany body w undersaddle pickup. I have a yairi dy 71 cedar over koa back and sides which are laminate. It is a dreadnought style solid cedar top ivoroid bound body herringbone rosette burled mahogany quilted laminate back solid sides mahogany neck 14 20 fret ebony fret board with snowflake inlay ebony bridge burled mahogany headstock veneer mop headstock inlay with. I wish i had them both back.