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5549
Hi Dianne, hey, I own 7 yairis, and bought every one online. I know, I know, "you gotta try them out first". I had no dealers near me, so, since I'm used to...
Jim Adams
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Jul 1, 2006
11:48 am
5550
... Dianne, I would add only one bit of advice, and I hope I'm not repeating someone else. Make sure you don't buy a guitar that's too large for you. When I ...
Mitch
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Jul 1, 2006
2:18 pm
5551
Well, that makes me feel a little better about buying online! Thanks! (especially since it appears like I have no other choice)... I am thinking of either...
D.Hughes
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Jul 1, 2006
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5552
You guys must be mind readers! Just about everytime I've come to check for new posts, someone mentions something that I had just been considering myself?!? ...
D.Hughes
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Jul 1, 2006
3:15 pm
5553
Hmmm.. tried to post... didn't work... so will try again (sorry if it comes up twice!) **********************UPDATE************************ Wish me luck!!!...
D.Hughes
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Jul 1, 2006
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5554
*UPDATE* Just got e-mail from the seller of Y70 classical.. seems we had e- mail failures.. he said he previously sent me 2 more photo's of it, and I never got...
D.Hughes
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Jul 1, 2006
5:16 pm
5555
A newbie here...could any of you exceptionally intelligent people help me identify the type of wood in the photo section called "Name that wood" ? Even if...
Ted
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Jul 1, 2006
6:24 pm
5556
Howdy. I would say Indian Rosewood. Mike ... help...
Mike
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Jul 1, 2006
7:49 pm
5557
Update 3... Well, that was a long, strange trip! Good News is I bought the K. Yairi Y70! Taking it in tomorrow to get the strings put on it.. (didn't have...
D.Hughes
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Jul 2, 2006
7:45 am
5558
Dianne, you new guitar is gorgeous, I'll bet you're gonna love it! Congrats on your first Yairi! Peace, jim...
Jim Adams
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Jul 2, 2006
12:24 pm
5559
Thanks Jim!!! I love it already, and haven't even heard it yet! I feel like a kid at Christmas.. store doesn't open until 11:30am and I woke up at 6am.....
D.Hughes
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Jul 2, 2006
2:44 pm
5560
A NIGHT OF PURE GUITAR 5 cities 5 shows 5 nights JULY 28th St. Louis Venue: OFF BROADWAY. For immediate release: Announcing a tour featuring two of todays...
ImageBuildersGroup
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Jul 2, 2006
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5561
the cy118 is inferior to the cym95. The cym95 has a three piece solid indian rose wood back and a high quality spruce top. It is made to t he same ...
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Jul 2, 2006
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5562
I saw the pictures of your Y70. It looks nice. It might be a solid brazillian rosewood. Check to see if the grain veiwed from the insid of the back matches ...
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Jul 2, 2006
10:10 pm
5563
I want to thank you for your info! I don't understand a lot of the terms, but I will try and see if I can at least see inside, and check the grain to see if...
D.Hughes
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Jul 2, 2006
11:28 pm
5564
I recently inherited this beautiful handmade classical guitar from my father-in-law. The guitar was bought for him by his father in 78' and it was in his...
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Jul 3, 2006
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5565
In a message dated 7/2/2006 6:28:46 PM Central Standard Time, ... Look inside the guitar through the soundhole. Look at the side. If there is brace on the side...
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Jul 3, 2006
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5566
In a message dated 7/2/2006 7:33:41 PM Central Standard Time, ... A picture of the back would help. The top looks like good spruce. It is a Ramirez copy. Also,...
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Jul 3, 2006
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5567
Congrats on your new guitar! I contacted Roswynn, but, alas, the dy90 had been sold . . . . bummer!. Oh, well, there will be others. Enjoy your guitar! Mike ...
Mike
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Jul 3, 2006
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5568
I just got finished looking inside the guitar (took me awhile to find a flashlight small enough to fit down between the strings).. anyway, as far as the grain...
D.Hughes
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Jul 3, 2006
1:48 am
5569
Thanks so much! I am really glad I made the drive to pick this guitar up~ it's not only beautiful to look at, but wonderful to hear and play (although it's...
D.Hughes
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Jul 3, 2006
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5570
... from my ... 78' and ... buzz ... and he ... played a ... guitar in ... alot of ... see an ... appreciated. ... It is a ... than $800 you ... I'll take some...
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Jul 3, 2006
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5571
whoops.. forgot to mention, I found some more numbers INSIDE the guitar, not on the label, but on a piece of wood up where the neck starts~ 49 246 anyone know...
D.Hughes
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Jul 3, 2006
6:16 am
5572
Yairi guitars can be dated by the number stamped onto the back of the heel. The number is based on the Emperor of Japan at the time the guitar was built. The...
Bruce Damonte
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Jul 3, 2006
6:37 am
5573
Thanks, that's very interesting.. however, the fellow I bought it from said it was close to 40 years old.. course, he could have been exaggerating, or just...
D.Hughes
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Jul 3, 2006
6:05 pm
5574
Dianne, Bruce is correct. Your guitar was built in 1974.I just acquired a yw500r and it was built in 1974 and has the number stamped on the heel block. Mine...
Mike
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Jul 3, 2006
10:08 pm
5575
Well, that also answers the last question I posted, which was, if they no longer have the Emperor numbering... what do they use now? At least now it's not a...
D.Hughes
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Jul 3, 2006
11:07 pm
5576
Either way will be fine. I keep the one I am playing at the time propped up against the arm of a couch, but I am the ONLY person that goes in that room. My dog...
Mike
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Jul 3, 2006
11:34 pm
5577
In a message dated 7/2/2006 8:48:39 PM Central Standard Time, ... It sounds like you got a solid brazillian rosewood Yairi. That is really rare. Enjoy it....
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Jul 4, 2006
2:12 am
5578
The fellow at the local music shop, said it looked like Rosewood, but that he'd never seen any quite like it (coloring).. he also remarked about the back of...
D.Hughes
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Jul 4, 2006
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