K Yairi Guitars Serial Numbers
Found this discussion group on Yairi guitars. Also there's a couple of yairi websites &.
A friend of mine had a Yairi that she wanted to sell & we found out there are 2 Yairi manufacturers S. We couldn't work out which had made her guitar & therefore what price to put on it. Ultimately, she didn't care, she just wanted to sell it as it hadn't be used for many a year & all interest in playing the guitar had long since gone. This site has some current K.
Yairia guitars for sale, might give you a clue,. Kampret wrote:Found this discussion group on Yairi guitars. Also there's a couple of yairi websites &. A friend of mine had a Yairi that she wanted to sell & we found out there are 2 Yairi manufacturers S.
S Yairi guitar headstock. Suzuki Violin along with Kazuo Yairi's Father, Giichi. Who started the current K. Yairi business in 1935. Sadao didn't see his first classical or “gut” guitar until 1940 and had only made steel. Dating S Yairi guitars. There was an automated Alvarez-Yairi serial number decoder but link no longer working. According to D Hughes who ran the Yahoo Group for Yairi-Alvarez Yairi the “automated” dating site does not usually give the correct info when you input the numbers.
We couldn't work out which had made her guitar & therefore what price to put on it. Ultimately, she didn't care, she just wanted to sell it as it hadn't be used for many a year & all interest in playing the guitar had long since gone. This site has some current K. Yairia guitars for sale, might give you a clue,.
Pepe wrote:I have had three Kazuo Yairi guitars. They are much better than the S. I still have one.
KYairi was bought by Alvarez or something like that. Most of KYairi are labeled Alvarez Yairi. They are very good guitars. I have only seen S. Once, and could not play it. It had a broken neck. The KYairy Annie models from the $700 may be running in the $700 - $1200.
I will be placing an Alvarez Yairi - Signed by K.Yairi on e bay in few weeks, after I reset the neck and refinish the top. Start price: $300. Some of the good guitar stores will value a guitar for you.
I've heard the Acoustic Centre in South Melbourne offers this service. They also sell guitars on consignment. There's bound to be someone in SA who'll do this if it's important to you. Might be worth reaching for the phone book.
As far as Japanese guitars go, like most places there is a range of qualities. Outdoor wifi antenna. I play a Matsuoka guitar bought for me by my teacher many years ago & I enjoy playing it. It's a good guitar with a beautiful tone. Do you like playing the Yairi? This ultimately is what matters.
(Unless of course you're planning on re-selling it, then the value is important.). Kampret wrote:Some of the good guitar stores will value a guitar for you.
I've heard the Acoustic Centre in South Melbourne offers this service. They also sell guitars on consignment. There's bound to be someone in SA who'll do this if it's important to you. Might be worth reaching for the phone book.
As far as Japanese guitars go, like most places there is a range of qualities. I play a Matsuoka guitar bought for me by my teacher many years ago & I enjoy playing it. It's a good guitar with a beautiful tone. Do you like playing the Yairi? This ultimately is what matters. (Unless of course you're planning on re-selling it, then the value is important.). Hi Mike: Sadao or Sada Yairi was a guitar maker and guitar manufacturer from Nagoya, Japan who was active from the 1960s to the 1990s.