Alvarez Yairi WY1 - Sunburst

Yairi Stage Folk/OM

In the small town of Kani, nestled in the hills north of Nagoya, Japan, lies the renowned K. Yairi guitar factory. They have been crafting guitars here for over 80 years.

Alvarez and Yairi have enjoyed an uninterrupted 55-year partnership in producing exquisite guitars, made by hand, from naturally seasoned woods with an unwavering commitment to quality and design. Every neck is spoke shaved by hand, braces are carved, and tops are tuned to perfection. The attention to detail and quality of the build are impeccable.

Kazuo Yairi and his loyal team of luthiers created an incredibly efficient and innovative workshop. Being able to work with such a lineage of master builders is very rare. Some of the luthiers have been at Yairi for over 50 years. Their skills and experience are shared with younger luthiers to form a multi-generational team who have chosen guitar building as their livelihood and dedicated their working lives to the craft. Our guitars are the result of the close collaboration between Alvarez & Yairi—a sharing of knowledge and an obsessional approach to excellence.

Key Features

• Top Wood Solid AA Western Red Cedar
• Body Finish Sunburst/Gloss
• Back and Sides Wood East Indian Rosewood
• Bridge Pins Ebony
• Shape Folk/OM
• Neck One piece mahogany, 50/50 Semi gloss finish, Extended neck joint
• Pick Up/EQ LR Baggs StagePro Bronze
• Bracing FST2
• Bridge Rosewood Direct Coupled
• Inlays Abalone & Mother of Pearl
• Fingerboard Rosewood with 12th Abalone Fret Inlay
• Purfling 1.5mm Paua Abalone
• Headstock Plate Rosewood
• Nut and Saddle Bone
• Tuner Gotoh Gold
• Binding Ivoroid
• Strings D'Addario EXP16
• Accessories Deluxe Wood Case / US Only
• Bracing Systems FST2 - Forward Shifted, Asymmetric Tone Bars
• Neck Joint Dovetail, Extended Neck Joint
• Neck Meets Body 14th Fret

DIMENSIONS

• Overall Length (mm) 1010
• Body Width (mm) 386
• Body Depth at Heel (mm) 100
• Body Depth at Base (mm) 117
• Scale (mm) 635
• Scale (inches) 25
• Number of Frets 20
• Nut Width (mm) 44
• Nut Width (inches) 1 23/32