Tuesday evening, September 2, 2008 This is a "test"! Is the mail listserve broken? There has not been any traffic for several days. And Yairi Lover has not...
Hi Sam, Just want to let you know someone is here..... I don't know where YL is. I hope she's alright. Sorry, I don't know anything about CBS Masterworks...
Thanks for responding, Rick. Okay, then . . . The "group" is not totally dead. At least two of us remain. Wonder what is up with "YL"? Sam I am . . . ... ...
Tommy & Rick: There isn't much known about CBS Masterworks guitars except that they were likely commissoned prior to Kazuo Yairi starting his own company or at...
Ah hell tony i needed that link. i was gonna put em in my humidifier and see if my guitars grew. Dave :) ... From: Tony To: yairiguitars@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
At one point a CBS Masterwoks by Yairi guitar came up for sale locally and I did some research into it but couldn't find much. I'll echo what someone else ...
I don't know about underpriced, but it sure looks a lot like my 1973 Yairi 5036. Everthing is the same except for the carving on the headstock. Mine is...
YC-100: I believe in America this would be called the CY-130... My apologies for not noticing the model number listed in your post (and in the photos in the...
Just to add to Michael's info and the earlier post by Rick, the Alvarez 5036 that he bought in 1973 was rechristened the CY130 Conquistador in 1975. At that...
All, I have a 78 cy130, which is laminate and has a different carved head stock. The one thing though that makes me wonder about the ebay model is the cypress ...
One other thing: my cy200 ceder is a great instrument - solid indian. It has really opened up. My teacher has a Ramirez Centenario, but thinks my cy200 sounds...
I have an old 5060 that I would like to know the year of. The serial number is 828 and the number 24701 is stamped on the inside where the neck attaches to...
... It would seem that your guitar was made in January of 1972. These are great guitars. I have one and it is one of my regular players. Regards Doug...
... I'm probably going to be selling it on ebay in the near future if anyone is interested. It's not in the best shape but it has lots of character, all...
I'm not an expert, although there are plenty of them here in this group. I believe since it is a four digit model number, it must be mid 1970's or so. I'm...
sorry to spam you, but we have a good selection of Yairis in including the extremely rare Brazilian Rosewood model fy84cbr. We host private evenings for anyone...
Hi, I have a 1990 DY50 that has no fret markers, except for a thin diagonal "slash" inlay at 12. It also has gold sealed tuners. Label says "Made in Japan". ...
Sorry about this one guys I didnt really know what to do with it so I let it through. If any of the moderators think it should have been rejected let me know ...
... Here is what Yairi Luvur wrote after I sent him some photos of the label and the heelblock: Okay, this looks like a 1972 model 5060... the label tells me...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the yairiguitars group: Here is a question sense we all crave that ultimate tone out of our Yairi. How...
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Sep 8, 2008 4:14 pm
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I use the JP brass pins in my Zager and the JP bone in my Yairi's. I like them but the difference in the yairi's is negligible. The difference in the Zager is...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the yairiguitars group: Hey Everyone. Here is a question do you use pickups on your Yairi? If so what...
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Sep 8, 2008 4:25 pm
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I use a B-Band A2.2 pickup, but B-Band is not on your list. It's a great, dual-source pickup!...
I use a fishman pre-fix pro slimline. I have found very little that beats it for stage work. Draw back is you do have to cut a hole. A smaller hole for sure...