The classical guitar — (sometimes called the "Spanish guitar" or "nylon string guitar") — is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones.
(Classical guitarist) *Antoine Carré *Francesco Corbetta (ca 1615–1681) *Giovanni Battista Granata *Francisco Guerau *Girolamo Montesardo *Alonso Mudarra (1510–1580) *Santiago de Murcia (Around 1682 or 1685–1732) (Spain) *Gaspar Sanz (1640–1710) (Spain) *Robert de Visée (ca 1658–1725) (France)
A guitar with nylon strings on it for a softer sound.
Álvarez (sometimes Alvarez) is a Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Álvar". It may refer to several people: * Al Alvarez, a British author
Luis Walter (1911–88), US physicist. In particle physics, he made the first measurement of the neutron's magnetic moment. He also developed the bubble chamber. In 1980 Alvarez and his son identified iridium in sediment from the Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary and proposed that this resulted from a catastrophic meteorite impact. Nobel Prize for Physics (1968)
Yairi is the name of three Japanese luthiers, who build hand-made acoustic guitars.
s. yairi classical guitar nr. 950 1977
S. Yairi Classical no. 950 with solid spruce top and solid? indian or brazilian? rosewood sides and back.
Bridge saddle from rosewood with a bone nut.
Mahogany neck with ebony fretboard.
Model 950 was the top of the Yairi classical line.
S. Yairi Model 900 was made with a cedar top.
Sada Yairi Classical guitars pricelist in USA dollars from 1976 ad.
no 650 270,-
no 700 350,-
no 800 400,-
no 880 465,-
no 900 565,-
no 950 635,-
A Gibson SG Standard costs in 1977 539,- dollars
Alvarez-Yairi CY127CE - Front view closeup
Here's a front view of the guitar. Again, I want to be totally up front about any reason I cannot legitimately ask for top dollar. You can see the little "oops" on the lower bout, bass side.
This is still a fine instrument that is very playable and can be a workhorse for the professional.