Yairi
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Yairi is the surname name of three Japanese luthiers associated with quality handmade acoustic guitars.
In the 1960s and 1980s, Sadao Yairi made guitars under the S. Yairi brand. His son Hiroshi Yairi made acoustic guitars under Sadao's supervision (usually signed and/or stamped as by S. Yairi). Sadao was uncle of Kazuo Yairi who built guitars mostly under his own brand, K. Yairi.
Now all S . Yairi guitars made in china, and K yairi made in Japan .
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Yairi Discussion Forums
- Kazuo Yairi Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection (2011)
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