Unfortunately, we moved and I quit playing, as I was extremely shy and wouldn’t play for anyone else besides my teacher. I started playing guitar in 1970, and was playing classical guitar and bar chords at 10 years old. What is the difference between the Y20, 30, 50, 60 etc.? Can a layman tell by looking? It has inlaid wood around all the edges of the body and around the hole. They said it is rosewood, and it has a tan square label with K. I took pics, but will send later when you are back. It looks exactly like the guitars on the classical guitar catalog you posted, from what I can tell. Yairi Y model classical guitar with a date stamp of 46 2- made in Feb of 1971, if I read the interpretation correctly.
I have always stored it inside the house in it’s original hard case.
The shop was extremely excited to see it and said it is in near immaculate condition. To make a long story short, my husband recently took it in to be restrung as a surprise for me, and found out how collectible Yairis are. I realize you are on vacation still, but was afraid I would forget to write if I waited until February. If in excellent condition, with NO ISSUES, it could be worth between $375-$475. A few of the higher Rosewood/Jacaranda models had solid backs. ALL OF THE MODELS HAD a solid top with LAMINATED SIDES.
#1972 k yairi guitars for sale series
There were a large number of models in the Y series including the 15, 30, 40, 50, 70, 80, 100, 150, 400, 800, 850, 10 (I’ve heard there were higher models, but haven’t seen them yet). Heel that is seen in the current crop of CY classicals, but have uncarved neck blocks with extra neck extensions and bracing on the top Many did not have the traditional carved Spanish slipper Some of the early Y guitars have very odd neck/heel extensions and neck bracing. The most important difference between the early Y and later Y / YC series was that different bracing and construction methods were used. Lining, large rosettes, and diamond marquetry headplates. The “Black Label” guitars have Brazilian rosewood fingerboards instead of ebony, more spruce tops, bigger necks, longer scales, cedar While the “Beige Label” guitars are similar in construction to current YC / CY classicals introduced in 1975, the “Black Label” classical guitars are distant cousins of the current YC/CY line and represent Kazuo Yairi’s early efforts in classical guitar making. “Black Label” Y series guitars are different from the “Beige Label” Y Series. Yairi also used the Ramirez 1A rosette on many of his
#1972 k yairi guitars for sale serial numbers
These guitars do NOT use the serial numbers for dating purposes.īTW, the Round Yairi label is a take off of a round Ramirez Estudio Guitar Label. The numbers stamped on the heelblock show it to be a 1974, so it should have the tan label. If your particular guitar has the early “Round Black Label” means that it was made prior to 1972. O ” Rectangular Tan Label” – 1971 to 1974. O “Round Black Label” – late 1960s to early 1970s
Actually two different guitar lines were sold as Y series guitars: The “Y series” classical guitar line was sold from the late 1960s to 1974. Yairi Y series (including Y80) were the precursors to the Alvarez Yairi CY classical models. I can help you out with an approximate value, but could be more accurate if you could send photo’s of it to K.
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