Posted by al hughes (via moderator) on April 19, 2005 at 01:42:48:
hi guys .. this must be the place to go if you have a yairi .. well i just got one .. i had or still have a guild d25 that i've been playin for close to 30 years but i really like this yairi .. it's a dy73cs .. i know the cs stands for cherry sunburst but it's really closer to a tobaco or an iced tea burst .. not that bright red you see on lesters .. and it has abalone all around .. i have 3 guitar books and none of em even mention it so i'm assumin it's quite rare .. i tried goin to arvarez yari . com but they only have current models and this sucker was made in 82 .. my question is first off does anyone know what this is worth ?? and what it's the closest to of the current or other yairi models ?? i'd say it's a spruce top with mahogony back and sides with an ebony fingerboard with binding on the neck .. this one has a pickup under the bridge and i'm wonderin if it's stock or it's an add on .. it has 2 knobs one for volume and one for tone up towards the neck on the upper bout .. no battery compartment or
battery and the jack is built into the endpin .. and gold tuners .. i also have an old american made applause with an aluminum neck that is goofy as hell but i love it and a gibson hummingbird thats really nice too .. but my last question is .. are all yairi's this nice ?? or did i just get a good one ?? cause if they are i'm a believer now for sure .. anyone else have or know about this model?? tell me anything you can .. thanks ?? al..