Alvarez-Yairi DYM74 Acoustic package, w/case, setup, & shipping

Our evaluation of this guitar is… we’re in “love”  The redwood top on this guitar is stunning to look at, and to experience the warm… and yet clear tones it provides... And the boom of the bass is incredible. And as always… how can you find any fault with Yairi craftsmanship?

DYM74 Yairi Masterworks Dreadnought

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.

2024 was an exciting year as we introduced a new voicing and tonal response in our 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.

We call our new bracing system FST6. It is similar in shape and placement to our 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 we found impossible not to embrace.

Playing an instrument that instantly, almost intuitively reacts to your requests is a result we continually strive to achieve. We feel FST6 increases the connection with the player and responds effortlessly.

2024 also saw us launch new models and bring an array of new wood configurations to certain body shapes we have never made before. To our Honduran Series, we add an all-Mahogany 12th fret Parlor and a stunning non-cutaway Grand Auditorium. 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.

In Yairi Masterworks, the acoustic-electric versions are fitted with the new Hi-Fi system from LR Baggs. In Yairi Stage and Standard series, we’ve embraced the LR Baggs Stage Pro Bronze, a new low-profile, small footprint, modern EQ with the Element pickup.

Key Features

Top Wood: Solid AAA Vintage Redwood

Body Finish: Natural/Gloss

Back and Sides Wood: Solid East Indian Rosewood

Bridge Pins: Ebony

Shape: Dreadnought

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 / 12th 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

DIMENSIONS

Overall Length: (mm) 1030,40.55”

Body Width: (mm) 400,15.74”

Body Depth at Heel: (mm) 100, 3.93”

Body Depth at Base: (mm) 125, 4.92”

Scale: 25 ½”

Number of Frets: 20

Nut Width: 1  23/32”