: I own a 1976 model 737 Sada Yairi Acoustic Dreadnought style guitar. It has maple sides and back and a solid spruce top. Does anyone else have on of these or know anything about them? :I bought one new in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1977 and I still have it. It’s a model 730 and I actually still have the brochure which shows the range they were producing then. Models shown are 720, 730, 740, 750, 780, 810, 820 and 850. These are all dreadnoughts, very much in the Martin mould. Also shown is a classical model 726. The guitars have solid spruce tops with various decorations and different material for sides and back etc. When I bought mine, they told me Sada Yairi was a firm who had been around some time specialising in handmade violins. In the 1970s they branched out in this range of handmade guitars which sold well, certainly around around Edinburgh at the time. I’ve always liked the one I bought and the sound is very clean and projects well. Gigged with it in the late 70s/early 80s and still play it regularly so it’s well seasoned by now.

hi jeff, don’t now anything about your s yairi model but i do own a 1973, 9002 classical. bought it on ebay for few $$$$. had to fuss with it because of some string buzz. a bit beat up but once i had the frets leveled, action raised by a hair with a shim and slapped some extra hard tension d’addarios on it… well, absolute sweetness: mellow, warm, great sustain, crisp and good for another 30 years. great quality. they s yairi’s don’t seem to come up often but i am glad i got this one… a bit traveled and scared but an absolutely wonderful voice. i keep looking for more but have not seen another classical in the last 2 years. would buy one in a heartbeat… by the way, don’t tell anyone…. might drive prices up…. for additional detail see http://www.guitar-forum.net/guitar/Sada_Yairi_classical__585723.html hope this helps… regards… : I own a 1976 model 737 Sada Yairi Acoustic Dreadnought style guitar. It has maple sides and back and a solid spruce top. Does anyone else have on of these or know anything about them?

hi jeff, don’t now anything about your s yairi model but i do own a 1973, 9002 classical. bought it on ebay for few $$$$. had to fuss with it because of some string buzz. a bit beat up but once i had the frets leveled, action raised by a hair with a shim and slapped some extra hard tension d’addarios on it… well, absolute sweetness: mellow, warm, great sustain, crisp and good for another 30 years. great quality. they s yairi’s don’t seem to come up often but i am glad i got this one… a bit traveled and scared but an absolutely wonderful voice. i keep looking for more but have not seen another classical in the last 2 years. would buy one in a heartbeat… by the way, don’t tell anyone…. might drive prices up…. for additional detail see http://www.guitar-forum.net/guitar/Sada_Yairi_classical__585723.html hope this helps… regards… : I own a 1976 model 737 Sada Yairi Acoustic Dreadnought style guitar. It has maple sides and back and a solid spruce top. Does anyone else have on of these or know anything about them?

Never heard of it. Where did you get it from ? surely not in America? Dreadnought style guitar. It has maple sides and back and a solid spruce top. Does anyone else have on of these or know anything about them?