Hallo and NUAGDX2
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 3:59 pm
So i've been out of the country for a couple of weeks visiting the HQ of my new company in Sarpsborg Norway. I was thinking perhaps I could have meet up with @deeaa in Sweden if I had a car but alas it was a very busy and fun trip. Got to spend a few days sightseeing and travelling, even got to visit the location of my original family farm from back in the 1850's. It was my first trip outside the US since evil covid days too so it was another first.
In the meantime I accumulated a couple of used Yairi guitars - one was a lucky grab from CG used and the other also a killer deal via reverb. My quest for Yairi's started from my fandom of Monte Montgomery, who plays a DY62C like the one below. Both of these guitars were part of the "signature" series Yairi put out in the mid 80's and both have cedar tops, burl mahogany back and sides, and ebony fingerboard/bridge.
The DY62C cutaway is a player grade guitar from 1988 - I grabbed it from a small shop in Michigan who did some work on it. It had a small top crack near the bridge, but they cleated/repaired and reglued the bridge and did a very nice job of it. Its got several dings and dents, but the action is super low and they did a very nice job on the frets and it plays like a dream. The bi-phonic electronics even function, these are becoming harder and harder to find.
The DY61 (1994) is the slope shoulder/non electronic version series and this one was a GC used score. I think it sat in a case for a very long time as it's just about mint cosmetically. Frets need a little work but it was priced significantly lower than market value and it's in overall very good shape.
Some pRON
In the meantime I accumulated a couple of used Yairi guitars - one was a lucky grab from CG used and the other also a killer deal via reverb. My quest for Yairi's started from my fandom of Monte Montgomery, who plays a DY62C like the one below. Both of these guitars were part of the "signature" series Yairi put out in the mid 80's and both have cedar tops, burl mahogany back and sides, and ebony fingerboard/bridge.
The DY62C cutaway is a player grade guitar from 1988 - I grabbed it from a small shop in Michigan who did some work on it. It had a small top crack near the bridge, but they cleated/repaired and reglued the bridge and did a very nice job of it. Its got several dings and dents, but the action is super low and they did a very nice job on the frets and it plays like a dream. The bi-phonic electronics even function, these are becoming harder and harder to find.
The DY61 (1994) is the slope shoulder/non electronic version series and this one was a GC used score. I think it sat in a case for a very long time as it's just about mint cosmetically. Frets need a little work but it was priced significantly lower than market value and it's in overall very good shape.
Some pRON
