I was told that my guitar was worth between 30 aus dollars.does that sound ridiculous to you? I thought it was. Mikeharris wrote:I contacted someone who had a k yairi on sale, and the price sounded a bit rediculous to me.i cant remember what the price was.

The majority of his guitars have cedar tops and laminated back and sides except for the CY95 and CY200 which have solid back and sides. The older models are long scale instruments (660mm, 664mm), while most current models are 650 mm scale. They are primarily copies of Ramirez - Madrid school guitars. Kazuo Yairi classicals also have an excellent reputation. Yairi's steel string dreadnaughts sold in the USA (DY series) are based upon Martin's D line. Kazuo Yairi guitars have a great reputation and are played by many top professional guitarists including Monte Montgomery, Ani DiFranco, David Crosby, Bob Weir, Allman Bros, etc. Much of their business is also making custom made models (not available in the USA). Yairi brand in Japan has a much wider product line than available in the USA (about 4x the number). He also sells some models in Japan under the Angel label. Outside of the USA, Kazuo Yairi guitars are sold under the K. Some of his early USA models were also sold under a CBS Masterworks label. Louis Music (the owners of the Alvarez guitar brand) to distribute his guitars since 1974). Kazuo Yairi has had an exclusive contract with St. In the United States, Kazuo Yairi guitars are sold under the Alvarez label (since 1971) and Alvarez-Yairi label since 1974. Kazuo Yairi is the most famous of the 4 & the only one currently producing guitars. Yairi, CBS Masterworks, & Angel brand.Ĭurrent Sada Yairi guitars have nothing to do with Sada Yairi (deceased) and are low grade guitars made in a factory in China. so in general are japanese guitars any good? Mikeharris wrote:Yes i realised that there are the K and the S Yairi.

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