The 30 years of seasoning of the quality solid spruce top and mahogany back and sides-enhanced by Yairi’s parabolically tuned spruce bracing and carefully arched and curved shape-make this about as resonant as any full-bodied dreadnought I have played, with strong bass and clear ringing trebles. The almost electric-fast neck is extremely comfortable for my kind of small hands, measuring 1 11/16” at the bone nut. The high-crowned nickel-silver frets and the fret board have some visible wear on them in the first three frets, but no buzzes or issues at the current action set-up of a bit under 4/32” at the 12th fret low E. This is still one impressive-looking guitar.Įven more impressive is its playability and sound, even without amplification. There is multi-stripe binding on the body and rosette, a tortoise tear drop pick guard, a rosewood bridge with white abalone-dot pins, a 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlay and a 25.5” scale, and an ebony headstock overlay set off by the inlaid Alvarez-Yairi logo and enclosed chrome Grover tuners (presumably replacements). However, the back and sides have an opaque internal and external lacquer finish, making it look like the resin body of an Ovation (it’s not). The DY-56 guitar has a thin-line 3.5” dreadnought cutaway body with a solid spruce top in a Natural Sunburst finish and mahogany back, sides, and neck. Today, the prices of the Alvarez-Yairi acoustic guitars range from $800 to $5000 and beyond, and even in 1986-30 years ago!-this rather rare guitar listed at over $600. This DY-56 “Express” model is an example of the quality and sound which he was able to produce using the highest quality materials, the best Japanese craftsmen, and his own modifications of the best American designs. SLM also distributes over 250 brands of accessories to music stores across the USA.When Kazuo Yairi began designing and hand-crafting guitars in the 1960’s, he was deliberately competing with Martin, Gibson, and Guild for the higher end guitar market in the U.S. The company is also the exclusive USA distributor of Dixon Drums & Hardware, Antigua, and P.
SLM is the owner of Alvarez Guitars, Austin Guitars, Knilling String Instruments, E.K.
Band & Orchestra is one of the largest general distributors of musical instruments and accessories in North America. For more information call St Louis Music at 80 or email Louis music booth at Summer NAMM 2018 to experience the Alvarez Yairi Honduran models for themselves. The Alvarez Yairi Honduran Mahogany Guitars:ĭealers are encouraged to visit the St. The 66 models feature solid Honduran Mahogany tops. All are delivered in a natural gloss and feature classic Alvarez features such as FST2 scalloped bracing, real bone nut & saddle, ebony tuners and bridge pins and the Alvarez bi-level bridge. The Alvarez Yairi Honduran Guitars feature AAAA Grade Solid Adirondack Spruce tops, and solid Honduran Mahogany Backs & Sides. We knew we had to do something very special with it and we have, these guitars are absolutely stunning, world class instruments”
“His collection is legendary and finding Honduran Mahoagny which has been seasoning for nearly half a century was simply unbelievable. Louis Music and head of Alvarez development. “Yairi was passionate about tonewoods and invested heavily in them,” Says Chris Meikle, Senior VP at St. LOUIS, MISSOURI – Alvarez Guitars is thrilled to announce a new addition to its Yairi Series, featuring naturally seasoned, beautiful sounding Honduran Mahogany tonewood.The guitars debuted at Winter NAMM 2018 in Anaheim California.
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