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Expert: - 10/27/2011


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Dear Dianne,

I have posted photos of my guitar in the yairi guitars yahoo group (S.Yairi 1965 model 250), and emailed them to you previously. I hope you can tell me something about my guitar, the woods used etc.

Thank you,

Meg Laporte

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Hello Meg,

I'm sorry, I don't recall getting e-mail with photo's from you.  I did check the site and finally found the ones you posted there and will try to give you some info from what I can make out in those photo's.

Your model 250 has a solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides (laminates), mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard. I'm unsure of bridge material as he used a variety of woods on these old ones.  The label is in Kanji which is another sign of it's age, although I have seen earlier Sadao Yairi's with the labels in English.  The tuners are not original, neither is the case which appears to be an Alvarez Yairi case.

Hope this is what your were looking for~

Regards,
D.Hughes

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Alvarez/Alvarez Yairi, K. Yairi, S. Yairi, and Yairi and Son. There are also a few export models, Wilson and Samick by S. Yairi. NOTE: Due to very limited info available on K. Yairi, S. Yairi, and Yairi and Son models, without photo's I won't be able to do the research necessary to try and find the answers you want. Even then, we are talking about 50+ Years of guitar manufacturing, with hundreds of different models. A lot of which were exported to other countries, where info is even harder to find, so, I can't guarantee that I will be able to pinpoint your EXACT model! I will do my best to gather as much info, and answer your questions. PLEASE, if you have questions in regards to OTHER BRANDS, use the Guitar-General catagory, as I won't be able to help you. http://yairiguitars.spaces.live.com/

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Research over the past 4 years, and have been answering posts on both the Alvarez Message Board (over 500 up to now), and, the Yahoo Yairiguitars group. Opened new Alvarez (guitars and banjos), Alvarez Yairi, K. Yairi, S. Yairi Yahoo Group after Alvarez MB stopped working.

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High School, Empire College graduate 4.0 gpa. 1992
Knowledge limited to ONLY the brands mentioned! Alvarez Alvarez Yairi K. Yairi S. Yairi Yairi and Son

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