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Posted by Dan (from: ) on June 09, 2002 at 08:40:17:

In Reply to: s Yairi guitar posted by John Nicholas on April 27, 2002 at 13:21:50:

: Anyone know anything about 'S YAiri' or 'Syairi' acoustic guitars? I just bought a dreadnaught model YW 12 (not a 12 string)on eBay - probably should have checked first but got caught up in it and assumed it was a 'Yairi' guitar. Turns out that "K" Yairi is the maker of the higher end Alvarez-Yairi line. The headstock clearly says "SYairi", the seller claims it is has a solid spruce top and mahogony sides and back but knows nothing else about it's vintage.
: Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, John

John,
S. Yairi split from the K. Yairi guitar making family in Gifu, Japan about 10 years back. I'm unsure of the two's exact relation, but I did hear that S. Yairi worked in the family run guitar factory for more than 20 years before striking out on his own with his sons and a couple friends.
The reason you've never heard of S. Yairi is that, as far as I know, the guitars are only sold in Japan. However, they're every bit as good as K. Yairi (aka Alvarez Yairi).
S. Yairi doesn't make as many models as the main family, but all his guitars are quite nice - all handmade, solid woods, etc..
I'm not sure which one you have, but an S. Yairi would sell between $800 and $2000 new here in Japan (and not much less than that used if it was in top shape.)
Dan

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: : Anyone know anything about 'S YAiri' or 'Syairi' acoustic guitars? I just bought a dreadnaught model YW 12 (not a 12 string)on eBay - probably should have checked first but got caught up in it and assumed it was a 'Yairi' guitar. Turns out that "K" Yairi is the maker of the higher end Alvarez-Yairi line. The headstock clearly says "SYairi", the seller claims it is has a solid spruce top and mahogony sides and back but knows nothing else about it's vintage. : : Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, John : John, : S. Yairi split from the K. Yairi guitar making family in Gifu, Japan about 10 years back. I'm unsure of the two's exact relation, but I did hear that S. Yairi worked in the family run guitar factory for more than 20 years before striking out on his own with his sons and a couple friends. : The reason you've never heard of S. Yairi is that, as far as I know, the guitars are only sold in Japan. However, they're every bit as good as K. Yairi (aka Alvarez Yairi). : S. Yairi doesn't make as many models as the main family, but all his guitars are quite nice - all handmade, solid woods, etc.. : I'm not sure which one you have, but an S. Yairi would sell between $800 and $2000 new here in Japan (and not much less than that used if it was in top shape.) : Dan

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