- 1972 k yairi guitars for sale serial numbers#
- 1972 k yairi guitars for sale serial number#
- 1972 k yairi guitars for sale code#
I got a good round shape with a half round rasp and then it was just a hell of a lot of sanding to remove all the lines from the rasp and to get it smooth and nice. I used a chisel to carve out the shape on the sides and from the top down towards the wings. I mounted the bridge blank on a piece of scrap wood with two screws so I could more easily work all around with the bridge firmly secured. Once the bridge was sawed in to a good size, I made it a couple of millimetres bigger on all sides, I drew the outlines of the final shape. It felt easier to do this before the bridge was shaped, it would also have saved me a lot of time in case I messed up the holes and had to start all over again. I copied the old bridge and drilled the holes straight away. I planed the ebony blank and then used a cabinet scraper to get it even. Start in a corner and work yourself towards the middle and be careful when it starts to loosen up so you don’t break it off and chip the top, it should come off slowly and without force. I removed the bridge with a spatula that I heated on a normal clothes iron, it works like a charm every time. First I removed the old bridge, it had two screws that was a bit tricky to get out but eventually I figured it out.
I ordered some rosewood and ebony blanks from Madinter, it thought it could be good to have some extra at home, and got started. I thought about getting a pre-made Allparts ebony bridge at first but felt that it would be more fun to make one myself from scratch instead. I did carve a little floating bridge for my Levin 65 over a year ago but now it was finally time to carve a proper ebony bridge for my K. It’s been a while since I posted anything in my little DIY series, How to…, like me previous post about How to… reset a Levin neck or remove a bridge. Yairi YW-1000 a Martin D-45 copy made in Kani, Japan in 1973
1972 k yairi guitars for sale serial numbers#
You can check the serial numbers of your Yairi or Alvarez here
1972 k yairi guitars for sale serial number#
The serial number starts with 48 which signify the 48th year of the reign of emperor Shōwa, which was in 1973. Either way we have an awesome Japan made Martin 000-18 copy that Wolf is very excited to play, especially with my Bill Lawrence A-300 in the soundhole. As with everything made in Japan during the 1970’s, there are some questions we might never find the answer too. Yairi uses things point towards the Yairi factory.
1972 k yairi guitars for sale code#
Since there is a sticker with a serial number inside that correspond perfectly to the Emperor code that K. Not only is the label inside and head inlays different, but they also seems to have their own models, the later Alvarez-Yairi are exact copies of the Yairi models of the time but made for export to the US.
These early 1970’s Alvarez are a bit different to the later Alvarez-Yairi guitars that got famous in the late 1970’s and 1980’s when musicians like Crosby, Stills & Nash and Bob Weir endorsed them. Yairi factory in Kani, Gifu in Japan or outsourced on other factories in Japan, see Jedistar. Having said that, it’s still unclear if all Alvarez guitars were really made in the K. According to Wikipedia and Alvarez own site it was the legendary Kazuo Yairi that founded the brand in 1965 to make cheaper Yairi guitars for the US market. Louis Music in Missouri, the guys behind Westone. These guitars were made in Japan for the US market and imported by St. It’s a really nice little guitar that we both were impressed by. I recently found a 000-sized Alvarez for my friend Wolf.
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