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Alvarez CY75 Yairi Standard Classical Solid AA Western Red Cedar/Solid East Indian Rosewood Natural

Alvarez CY75 Yairi Standard Classical Solid AA Western Red Cedar/Solid East Indian Rosewood Natural

Regular price $ 30,736.00
Regular price $ 37,913.00 Sale price $ 30,736.00
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Description

In the small town of Kani, nestled in the hills north of Nagoya, Japan, lies the renowned K. Yairi guitar factory. They have been crafting guitars here for over 80 years.

Alvarez and Yairi have enjoyed an uninterrupted 55-year partnership in producing exquisite guitars, made by hand, from naturally seasoned woods with an unwavering commitment to quality and design. Every neck is spoke shaved by hand, braces are carved, and tops are tuned to perfection. The attention to detail and quality of the build are impeccable.

Kazuo Yairi and his loyal team of luthiers created an incredibly efficient and innovative workshop. Being able to work with such a lineage of master builders is very rare. Some of the luthiers have been at Yairi for over 50 years. Their skills and experience are shared with younger luthiers to form a multi-generational team who have chosen guitar building as their livelihood and dedicated their working lives to the craft. Our guitars are the result of the close collaboration between Alvarez & Yairi—a sharing of knowledge and an obsessional approach to excellence.

2024 is an exciting year as we introduce a new voicing and tonal response in our Honduran and Masterworks Series. This voicing is designed to widen the tonal palette, and to bring a more robust, clear bass response and a compelling openness to the guitar.

We call our new bracing system FST6. It is similar in shape and placement to our previous FST2 system, but the braces are lighter in weight. In the quest to strike the perfect balance between strength and vibration, FST6 delivers with a heightened richness we found impossible not to embrace.

Playing an instrument that instantly, almost intuitively reacts to your requests is a result we continually strive to achieve. We feel FST6 increases the connection with the player and responds effortlessly.

2024 also sees us launch new models and bring an array of new wood configurations to certain body shapes we have never made before. To our Honduran Series, we add an all-Mahogany 12th fret Parlor and a stunning non-cutaway Grand Auditorium. Masterworks expands its offering with a majestic mix of tonewoods. Californian Redwood, purchased by Mr. Yairi many decades ago, has been paired with East Indian Rosewood, and AAAA Adirondack is now also available with Rosewood. Both parings help to create rare and inspirational instruments with new tonal horizons.

2024 Masterworks also offers several new Grand Auditorium and OM models with a much-expanded choice of colors and tonewoods.

In Yairi Masterworks, the acoustic-electric versions are fitted with the new Hi-Fi system from LR Baggs. In Yairi Stage and Standard series, we’ve embraced the LR Baggs Stage Pro Bronze, a new low-profile, small footprint, modern EQ with the Element pickup.

Specs

General

Series: Alvarez Yairi Standard
Country of Manufacture: Made in Japan
Product Color: Natural
Case Type: Hardshell Case Included
Factory Setup: E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)

Body

Body Shape: Classical
Acoustic Cutaway Type: No Cutaway
Body Material: Solid East Indian Rosewood
Body Finish: Gloss
Top Material: Solid AA Western Red Cedar
Bracing Material: Spruce
Bracing Pattern: Scalloped Fan
Body Binding: Brown ABS
Rosette: Mosaic #5/Wood

Neck

Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Finish: Gloss
Neck Tint/Color: Natural
Neck Shape: Traditional
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Headstock Veneer: Rosewood
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 2.0625" (51mm)
Fingerboard Radius: Flat Radius
Scale Length: 25.59375" (650mm)
Number of Frets: 19 Frets
Neck Joint: Spanish Heel
Inlay Shape: No Inlays
Side Marker Inlay: None
Headstock Inlay/Decal: None
Neck Binding: None

Hardware

Hardware Color: Gold
Bridge: Traditional/Rosewood
Tuning Machines: Gotoh Classical 16:1
Fret Wire: 2mm x 1.1mm/Nickel-Silver
Saddle: Bone
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SKU: CY75

Description

In the small town of Kani, nestled in the hills north of Nagoya, Japan, lies the renowned K. Yairi guitar factory. They have been crafting guitars here for over 80 years.

Alvarez and Yairi have enjoyed an uninterrupted 55-year partnership in producing exquisite guitars, made by hand, from naturally seasoned woods with an unwavering commitment to quality and design. Every neck is spoke shaved by hand, braces are carved, and tops are tuned to perfection. The attention to detail and quality of the build are impeccable.

Kazuo Yairi and his loyal team of luthiers created an incredibly efficient and innovative workshop. Being able to work with such a lineage of master builders is very rare. Some of the luthiers have been at Yairi for over 50 years. Their skills and experience are shared with younger luthiers to form a multi-generational team who have chosen guitar building as their livelihood and dedicated their working lives to the craft. Our guitars are the result of the close collaboration between Alvarez & Yairi—a sharing of knowledge and an obsessional approach to excellence.

2024 is an exciting year as we introduce a new voicing and tonal response in our Honduran and Masterworks Series. This voicing is designed to widen the tonal palette, and to bring a more robust, clear bass response and a compelling openness to the guitar.

We call our new bracing system FST6. It is similar in shape and placement to our previous FST2 system, but the braces are lighter in weight. In the quest to strike the perfect balance between strength and vibration, FST6 delivers with a heightened richness we found impossible not to embrace.

Playing an instrument that instantly, almost intuitively reacts to your requests is a result we continually strive to achieve. We feel FST6 increases the connection with the player and responds effortlessly.

2024 also sees us launch new models and bring an array of new wood configurations to certain body shapes we have never made before. To our Honduran Series, we add an all-Mahogany 12th fret Parlor and a stunning non-cutaway Grand Auditorium. Masterworks expands its offering with a majestic mix of tonewoods. Californian Redwood, purchased by Mr. Yairi many decades ago, has been paired with East Indian Rosewood, and AAAA Adirondack is now also available with Rosewood. Both parings help to create rare and inspirational instruments with new tonal horizons.

2024 Masterworks also offers several new Grand Auditorium and OM models with a much-expanded choice of colors and tonewoods.

In Yairi Masterworks, the acoustic-electric versions are fitted with the new Hi-Fi system from LR Baggs. In Yairi Stage and Standard series, we’ve embraced the LR Baggs Stage Pro Bronze, a new low-profile, small footprint, modern EQ with the Element pickup.

Specs

General

Series: Alvarez Yairi Standard
Country of Manufacture: Made in Japan
Product Color: Natural
Case Type: Hardshell Case Included
Factory Setup: E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)

Body

Body Shape: Classical
Acoustic Cutaway Type: No Cutaway
Body Material: Solid East Indian Rosewood
Body Finish: Gloss
Top Material: Solid AA Western Red Cedar
Bracing Material: Spruce
Bracing Pattern: Scalloped Fan
Body Binding: Brown ABS
Rosette: Mosaic #5/Wood

Neck

Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Finish: Gloss
Neck Tint/Color: Natural
Neck Shape: Traditional
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Headstock Veneer: Rosewood
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 2.0625" (51mm)
Fingerboard Radius: Flat Radius
Scale Length: 25.59375" (650mm)
Number of Frets: 19 Frets
Neck Joint: Spanish Heel
Inlay Shape: No Inlays
Side Marker Inlay: None
Headstock Inlay/Decal: None
Neck Binding: None

Hardware

Hardware Color: Gold
Bridge: Traditional/Rosewood
Tuning Machines: Gotoh Classical 16:1
Fret Wire: 2mm x 1.1mm/Nickel-Silver
Saddle: Bone