Description
Photos shown are of the actual instrument being sold, Serial 76098
The FYM60HD is a folk/OM sized guitar. With a smaller body than a dreadnought it is relatively lightweight and very easy to play!
2024 is an exciting year as we introduce 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.
The Honduran series in the Yairi Masterworks line feature all-solid construction, with beautifully figured Honduran mahogany back and sides that is paired with an AAAA Adirondack Spruce Top on the FYM60HD. The mahogany neck is topped with an ebony fretboard and rosewood headstock plate. The nut is bone, with a Tusq saddle, and an ebony bridge and pegs. This particular Honduran mahogany was sourced by Mr. Yairi approximately 50 years ago, and has been wonderfully aged. Sonically speaking, the Honduran series are incredibly resonant, loud, and well balanced.
This guitar is brand new, and ships with the original Alvarez hardshell case. DuBaldo Music Center’s legendary case candy is also included!
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The Yairi factory is in the small town of Kani, in the hills north of Nagoya, Japan. Here they have been making guitars for 80 years. The late Kazuo Yairi was one of the finest and most successful luthiers of our time and helped design and make Alvarez-Yairi guitars for nearly 50 years.The pride within the factory is immediately evident. Floors are made of mahogany, some walls are rosewood tongue and groove, and furniture is hand carved by the luthiers. The amount of naturally seasoned tone wood is legendary and the production line marries time honored handmade craftsmanship with modern day design and processes.Every neck is spoke shaved by hand, braces are carved and tops are tuned to perfection. Hide glues are used throughout, and attention to detail and quality of the build is incredible. Alvarez Yairi guitars are beautifully presented, wonderful sounding, luthier-made instruments, which in our opinion are some of the finest guitars in today’s market.
Full specifications:
FYM60HD
Yairi Masterworks Honduran Series
Body Folk/OM
Top: AAAA Adirondack Spruce.
Back and Sides: Solid Honduran Mahogany.
Neck: Dovetail with extended neck, One piece mahogany, 50/50 Semi gloss finish, Extended neck joint, 14th Fret.
Bridge: Ebony Direct Coupled.
Fingerboard: Ebony with 12th AA Fret Inlay.
Inlay: Abalone with Mother of Pearl.
Strings: DAddario EXP.
Tuner: Gotoh 510’s Gold with Ebony Buttons.
Headstock Plate: Rosewood.
Nut: Real Bone.
Saddle: Tusq.
Binding: Ivoroid.
Bridge Pins: Ebony.
Bracing System: Handcarved FST6 – Forward Shifted, Scalloped X
Scale: 648mm (25 1/2″inches)
Dimensions: 1017 x 386 x 85(heel) / 107(base) mm
Number of Frets: 20
Alvarez Hardshell Wood Case
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