Good Evening, you were wondering about what your Alvarez Artist, model 5042 (60th. Very fancy large label inside of a classic man plating a lute ? The D 42 blows away the more expensive D 45 and for recording rhythm tracks the Alvarez Dove is better than either Martin.Ĭontact me if you know about this guitar and serial number (3094 ) made in Japan model 5025. It is not loud at all, this guitar is an anomaly in the studio. It is the best acoustic for recording I hVe every owned,absolutely no sustain. Can anyone elaborate on this guitar ? It is very heavy ,so it may be laminated,but wood matches from exterior to interior wood I was told it was one of the first Doves made in Japan circa 1969. Alvarez script logo.Gibson style headstock. Has new Klusen tuners,natural finish on top,not sunburst. The backs rosewood matches the inside grain of wood. K.YAIRI YW-600 Used Acoustic Guitar.Rosewood back and sides ,NOT laminate from what I can see.

VTG 1975-1977 S.Yairi Hand Made Model 300 NAGOYA Japan AD ACOUSTIC GUITAR. K.YAIRI FK-6R Acoustic Guitar Alvarez Logo Made in Japan 1999 w/Hardcase. Yairi, still exists, but the company claims that there is no relation to S. Yairi is known as one of the best guitars built back in the 70's. Among guitar enthusiasts in Japan and around the world, S. 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. Here they have been making guitars for 80 years. The Yairi factory is in the small town of Kani, in the hills north of Nagoya, Japan. “Black Label” Y series guitars are different from the “Beige Label” Y. Yairi also used the Ramirez 1A rosette on many of his guitars including the CY130, CY135, YC150, YC100, Y150, and Y100. BTW, the Round Yairi label is a take off of a round Ramirez Estudio Guitar Label. These guitars do NOT use the serial numbers for dating purposes. They also build guitars for other labels like Alvarez and, in the 1980s-1990s, for Irish brand George Lowden.

Yairi have been marketed under a few names in the United States, including Yairi & Sons, Kohno, Shelly, and Wilson. Sadao was uncle of Kazuo Yairi who built guitars mostly under his own brand, K.

K Yairi Guitars Serial Numbers