I believe that only special signature models have them. Of the 3 yairi's I own, only the DY62C is a signature model. I'm not sure what else the signature might...
Andrew King
aking@...
Aug 17, 2001 11:45 am
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I have just added the specs and price list for AY to the "files" section of this group....
Brett Probert
npumc@...
Aug 17, 2001 10:49 am
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Paul, I can't speak to the K. Yairi line but as for the Alvarez Yairi guitars, all have the K. Yairi signature. So you like the DY-61? How long have you been...
Brett Probert
npumc@...
Aug 17, 2001 10:34 am
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Thanks Dave. I am quite sure that my online friend will join this group and the info from Yairi will be valuable. Maybe I'll post the current...
Brett Probert
npumc@...
Aug 17, 2001 10:30 am
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Being new to the Yairi world, I was wondering if someone could explain Mr. Yairi's signature on certain guitars. Is this something that is done on certain...
paulandnita@...
Aug 17, 2001 5:01 am
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Brett, Welcome to our group! On the subject of Alvarez-Yairi historical information...I sent an e-mail to K. Yairi in Japan asking for any information,...
Dave Sadler
hsadler@...
Aug 17, 2001 4:29 am
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The list prices for pick-up installation are currently: System 500 MK II - $300 System 600T - $400 Now those are list prices and I usually figure that I'll pay...
Brett Probert
npumc@...
Aug 16, 2001 8:29 pm
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Thanks Brett. I have been seriously considering one of the Alvarez systems but I didn't know much about them. Two weeks seems like a very reasonable...
paulandnita@...
Aug 16, 2001 8:20 pm
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Sorry about the 1-2 weeks...I'll play for you. I am pretty active on that discussion board but I'm not really crazy about the way it is set up. There are a...
Brett Probert
npumc@...
Aug 16, 2001 8:19 pm
21
Well, I dropped off my DY61 at lunch today to get the necessary adjustments/repairs done to it (I couldn't wait until the weekend). It will probably take 1-2...
paulandnita@...
Aug 16, 2001 8:09 pm
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It was pretty reasonable, around $20 or so. There was some variation depending on the vendor. Here's the link I bought from. Yahoo groups tend to chop...
Andrew King
aking@...
Aug 16, 2001 5:54 pm
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That would be a huge help. I'll email you with specific questions as they arise if that would be alright. Also, how much did you pay for the blue book?...
Brett Probert
npumc@...
Aug 16, 2001 5:47 pm
18
That is exactly the type of information I am interested in. I just ordered the Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars on-line yesterday, should get it in another week...
Andrew King
aking@...
Aug 16, 2001 5:43 pm
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I've got the system MK-II 500 system from Alvarez on my Yairi DY-40 12 string. It was installed by St. Louis Music and took them about 2 weeks from the time...
Brett Probert
npumc@...
Aug 16, 2001 5:23 pm
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No information yet. The guy I hooked up with through the Alvarez discussion board is a computer guru in Virginia. He is now in job transition which is why...
Brett Probert
npumc@...
Aug 16, 2001 5:18 pm
15
Hey, welcome to the group Brett! I'm pretty new here myself. Do you have any more details on the Alvarez website? That sounds really interesting. I also think...
Andrew King
aking@...
Aug 16, 2001 4:07 pm
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As I mentioned before, I'm the proud owner of a DY61 that I scored off of Ebay a couple of weeks ago. I'm taking it to a repair shop this weekend to get a few...
paulandnita@...
Aug 16, 2001 2:30 pm
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Hey...I've never been a part of a discussion group before so I hope I am doing this correctly. I am a huge Alvarez-Yairi fan and am thrilled with this idea....
brett probert
npumc@...
Aug 16, 2001 10:55 am
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Welcome Paul, Dan and Andrew, Glad you guys decided to join and contribute. I am looking forward to hearing more about your experience with Yairi's and...
Dave Sadler
hsadler@...
Aug 15, 2001 1:17 pm
11
Hi Dan! I'll have to reserve judgement on the comparison until I get the most recently purchased guitar in-house. Would you mind commenting on the details of...
Andrew King
aking@...
Aug 15, 2001 12:22 pm
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Hey, Paul My DY62C has a slight buzz on some frets and the frets feel a little low for my tastes. I'm wanting to do like Monte and get jumbo frets installed -...
Dan Anderson
mocdan@...
Aug 15, 2001 5:46 am
9
Found this site through the Montiac egroup. Fantastic! I was searching for a new acoustic for the last year or so (the old Ovation just wasn't very...
paulandnita@...
Aug 15, 2001 5:03 am
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Hi Dave and Andrew, As another lover of Monte-music on the Yairi and as the owner of both an old DY62C and a new WY-1K, I had to get in on the ground floor ...
mocdan@...
Aug 15, 2001 4:32 am
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I've had a couple of e-mails about guitars made by "S. Yairi" with the logo SYAIRI on the headstock. From what I know this manufacturer has no relationship to...
Dave Sadler
hsadler@...
Aug 12, 2001 6:19 am
6
Photo section has a neat slide show feature...just click on slide show under photos...images will be showing repeatedly in slide show fashion. Photo section...
Dave Sadler
hsadler@...
Aug 11, 2001 3:27 pm
5
more shots of hand manufacturing process in photo section...... Dave...
Dave Sadler
hsadler@...
Aug 11, 2001 12:54 am
4
Links to K. Yairi website and Alvarez website have been added in the "bookmarks" folder Dave...
Dave Sadler
hsadler@...
Aug 10, 2001 12:29 pm
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This is the website link for Monte Montgomery, an extraordinary guitarist whose favorite instrument happens to be a DY62C Alverez- Yairi...great site, great...
Dave Sadler
hsadler@...
Aug 9, 2001 12:55 pm
2
Photos of Yairi's shop and manufacturing process have been up-loaded to to Photos section. Dave...
Dave Sadler
hsadler@...
Aug 9, 2001 4:59 am
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OK, this was sort of an experiment...I wanted to see how many other fans of Yairi made guitars there were out there...or at least how many could find this...
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