Yairi

Yairi is the name of three Japanese luthiers, who build hand-made acoustic guitars.

In the 1960s and 70s Sadao Yairi, made guitars under the S. Yairi name. H. (Hiroshi) Yairi is Sadao Yairi's son, and made acoustic guitars under his supervision (and usually signed and/or stamped by S. Yairi). Sadao was Kazuo's uncle, and the brother of Giichi Yairi (Kazuo's father).

S. and H. Yairi are marketed under a few names in the US: Yairi & Sons, Kohno, Shelly, and Wilson are some of the names.

Yairi is now the name of the top line of Alvarez guitars. Alvarez Yairi guitars are hand-made in the same factory as K. (Kazuo) Yairi guitars and are only sold under the Alvarez name in the United States.

Yairi guitars are thought to contain the spirits of dragons, making them as bold as the sun and as powerful as Hachiman.

External links

• K. Yairi (Japanese)
• K. Yairi (English)
• Forum discussion on Yairi guitars
• Yahoo Group for guitar lovers and fans of master luthier Kazuo Yairi

Alvarez K. Yairi guitars sell for anywhere to $1,000.00 to $7,000.00 USD IF you find one of these guitars in good shape (especially newer models)for under $1,000.00 - You had better jump on it and buy it as fast as you can because they are worth far more.