All of this is purely acoustic I don’t have speakers or an amp, so I haven’t used the Alvarez-Yairi System 500A electronics with the under-saddle pickup and the external jack. The twenty years of seasoning of the quality solid spruce top and maple back and sides make this about as resonant as any guitar I have ever played, with big bass and clear ringing trebles, and of course the sound will only get better. Despite the 20 years of music, it’s in near mint condition: the frets have very little wear on them, the neck is surprisingly comfortable for my kind of small hands (measuring 1 11/16” at the nut), and the action is fast and comfortable-right at 3/32” at the 12th fret low E. The label inside is not dated, but the number imprinted on the end block (0711 198) indicates that it was the 198th guitar created in November of the 7th year of Japanese Emperor Heisa’s reign (1995, and no, I’m not kidding). This is one impressive-looking guitar.Įven more impressive is its playability and its huge sound.
#Alvarez Banjo Serial Numbers full#
There is full tortoise binding on the body and a multi-stripe and tortoise inlaid rosette, a clear pick guard, a “swoosh” graphite bridge with black abalone-dot pins, a 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot and fleur de lis inlay and a 25.5” scale, and a graphite veneer on the headstock set off by the inlaid pearl Yairi logo and the chrome enclosed A-Y tuners. This guitar (serial #51314) has a large dreadnought style body with a solid spruce top and lightly stained flamed maple back and sides, while the neck and headstock is mahogany.
Today, the prices of the Alvarez-Yairi acoustic guitars range from $1200 to $5000 and beyond, and as A-Y players will tell you, they are well worth the money. This DY-70 “Maple Graphite” model is an example of the quality and sound which he was able to produce using the highest quality materials, the best Japanese craftsmen, and his own modifications of the most effective American designs. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WELCOME! When Kazuo Yairi began designing and hand-crafting guitars in the 1960’s, he was not trying to create a “mid-range” alternative to the best American guitars he was consciously competing with Martin, Gibson, Guild, and the “boutiques” for the higher end guitar market in the U.S. From 1999 they used two letter and two number model names.
#Alvarez Banjo Serial Numbers professional#
Alvarez used 4 digit model numbers for pre-1999 Professional Series guitars.
This is a list of Alvarez Artist Series guitars (with 4 digit model numbers) that are no longer in production. According to Wikipedia and Alvarez own site it was the legendary Kazuo Yairi that founded the brand in 1965 to make cheaper Yairi guitars for the US market. Louis Music in Missouri, the guys behind Westone. These guitars were made in Japan for the US market and imported by St. It’s a really nice little guitar that we both were impressed. I recently found a 000-sized Alvarez for my friend Wolf.
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