Alvarez Yairi FYM70ce Masterworks Series - WATCH FOR OFFER!

Spampinato Guitars is an authorized dealer for Alvarez-Yairi guitars. 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. Their guitars are the result of the close collaboration between Alvarez & Yairi—a sharing of knowledge and an obsessional approach to excellence.

A new voicing and tonal response was introduced in their Honduran and Masterworks Series. This voicing is designed to widen the tonal palette, and to bring a more robust, clear bass response and a compelling openness to the guitar.

The new bracing system is named the FST6. It is similar in shape and placement to the previous FST2 system, but the braces are lighter in weight. In the quest to strike the perfect balance between strength and vibration, FST6 delivers with a heightened richness found to be virtually impossible not to embrace. Playing an instrument that instantly, almost intuitively reacts to your requests is a result they continually strive to achieve. The FST6 increases the connection with the player and responds effortlessly.

Masterworks expands its offering with a majestic mix of tonewoods. Californian Redwood, purchased by Mr. Yairi many decades ago, has been paired with East Indian Rosewood, and AAAA Adirondack is now also available with Rosewood. Both parings help to create rare and inspirational instruments with new tonal horizons.

Key Features

Top Wood: Solid AAA Sitka Spruce

Body Finish: Natural/Gloss

Back and Sides Wood: Solid East Indian Rosewood

Bridge Pins: Ebony

Shape: Folk/OM

Neck: One piece mahogany, 50/50 Semi gloss finish, Extended neck joint

Bracing: Hand Carved FST6

Bridge: Ebony Direct Coupled

Inlays: Abalone & Mother of Pearl

Fingerboard: Ebony with 12th AA Fret Inlay

Headstock Plate: Rosewood

Nut and Saddle: Bone

Tuner: Gotoh 510's Gold with Ebony Buttons

Binding: Ivoroid

Strings: D'Addario EXP16

Accessories: Deluxe Wood Case / US Only

Bracing Systems: Handcarved FST6 - Forward Shifted, Asymmetric Tone Bars

Neck Joint: Dovetail, Extended Neck Joint

Neck Meets Body: 14th Fret

Pickup / EQ: LR Baggs HiFi

DIMENSIONS

Overall Length (mm): 1017

Body Width (mm): 386

Body Depth at Heel (mm): 89

Body Depth at Base (mm): 111

Scale (mm): 635

Scale (inches): 25

Number of Frets: 20

Nut Width (mm): 44

Nut Width (inches): 1 23/32