That guitar used to be the Bob Wier, (Greatful Dead), model...maybe it still is. That's what the "W" in the WY1TS stood for...also, "TS" = Tobacco Sunburst. Joe Bonamassa plays that model on some of his songs when is does an acoustic set.
I once bought a 1993 Japanese Takamine Santa Fe with cedar top. It sounded marvelous, played extremely well, and I wish I still owned it today. But after buying 2 more Japanese Takamine's, I wound up gifting it to my lead guitarist back in 1999, because he was madly in love with that guitar. We both disbanded and retired in 2003, after performing together for 9 years.........but I'm quite certain he still owns that guitar to this very day.
I think it's safe to say all of us American guitar players have been pronouncing Yairi wrong, and that includes me. I only learned the proper pronunciation a few months ago, lol. But no matter how ya pronounce the late great Mr. Yairi's name, his small Japanese company has been building some of the finest instruments with handmade/spoke-shaved necks & I'm assuming individually hand-tuned tops as well. Furthermore: in my opinion, Mr. Yairi's genius 2-pc/separate bridge/saddle and "in the top" pin block design is the very best design ever installed on any acoustic guitar. It does 2 things: the pins & strings have a better direct connection to the bridge plate and top, plus the very steep angle of the strings crossing over the saddle & bridge results in better energy transfer, as well as totally eliminating the problem of bridges pulling off of the top and/or causing the top to bulge around the bridge. I believe it's the best innovation ever since C.F. Martin first invented the Dreadnought. Yairi also uses the method of placing every guitar in a room where loud classical music ( and perhaps other music as well ) is played non-stop so the guitars sitting in that room will vibrate continuously for no less than 30 days. Only after 30 days, will they be made available to ship and sell.
I constantly have other muscians wonder what it is I handed them when they play my 1985 Alvarex Yairi DY85A, not that my more common less dressy 85 DY51 is less capable, both have stellar tone and action like All the Yairi's I have ever played or seen, My 85 DY85A is as Clean and unmarked as the new one you played, it's been that loved , it looks like closet queen but it isn't
“Ya ear di” is the proper pronunciation according to my son in Japan. He says there is no ‘r’ in the Japanese language and they pronounce it as a ‘d’. He’s been living in Japan for 7 years now, so I trust him on this.
I LOVE the guitar itself!!! But I don't like that pickup system at all. I would much rather have this guitar with a "K&K Pure Mini" installed. The K&K Pure Mini is a totally passive system with 3 separate "transducers" that each resemble "the tiny battery of a small wristwatch". Each of these tiny, flat, coin-shaped transducers glue directly to the underside of the bridge plate, totally out of sight. The only way the guitar itself is truly "altered" is when drilling a hole in the location of the lower strap button for the input jack receiver. The volume & tone can then be adjusted by an amplifier used, or a channel on a PA system. The K&K Pure Mini is hands down the most natural sounding pickup system ever created for any acoustic guitar, even at high volume levels. Say bye bye to all piezo's. K&K also produces a small outboard tone/volume control pre-amp that can be placed anywhere near the guitarist, such as on a stool or small table, so the guitarist can control the system his or herself. Now they have the K&K ULTRA Pure Mini.....that uses the same 3 tiny transducers, but the pre-amp is now designed to mount just inside the rim of the sound hole on the guitar, much like other systems, and uses the tiny wheel shaped dials for total onboard control.
Lovely acoustic, but understaddle piezos are a crime against humanity. Sigh. The LRBaggs ibeam is seriously great, the HiFi is probably fine, too. Don't feel bad about pronouncing ya-erie wrong ("ya" as in yahoo, erie as in the canal); Japanese has quite simple pronunciations rules, but if you don't know them, you don't know them.
This is one OM that has the oomph of a dreadnaught. Lots of deep bass but still articulate. Great playing with your demo!
This thumbnail! 🤣😍
😂 A solid Blue Steel attempt!
That guitar used to be the Bob Wier, (Greatful Dead), model...maybe it still is. That's what the "W" in the WY1TS stood for...also, "TS" = Tobacco Sunburst. Joe Bonamassa plays that model on some of his songs when is does an acoustic set.
I once bought a 1993 Japanese Takamine Santa Fe with cedar top. It sounded marvelous, played extremely well, and I wish I still owned it today. But after buying 2 more Japanese Takamine's, I wound up gifting it to my lead guitarist back in 1999, because he was madly in love with that guitar. We both disbanded and retired in 2003, after performing together for 9 years.........but I'm quite certain he still owns that guitar to this very day.
Great sounding guitar
it’s perfect
I think it's safe to say all of us American guitar players have been pronouncing Yairi wrong, and that includes me. I only learned the proper pronunciation a few months ago, lol. But no matter how ya pronounce the late great Mr. Yairi's name, his small Japanese company has been building some of the finest instruments with handmade/spoke-shaved necks & I'm assuming individually hand-tuned tops as well. Furthermore: in my opinion, Mr. Yairi's genius 2-pc/separate bridge/saddle and "in the top" pin block design is the very best design ever installed on any acoustic guitar. It does 2 things: the pins & strings have a better direct connection to the bridge plate and top, plus the very steep angle of the strings crossing over the saddle & bridge results in better energy transfer, as well as totally eliminating the problem of bridges pulling off of the top and/or causing the top to bulge around the bridge. I believe it's the best innovation ever since C.F. Martin first invented the Dreadnought. Yairi also uses the method of placing every guitar in a room where loud classical music ( and perhaps other music as well ) is played non-stop so the guitars sitting in that room will vibrate continuously for no less than 30 days. Only after 30 days, will they be made available to ship and sell.
I constantly have other muscians wonder what it is I handed them when they play my 1985 Alvarex Yairi DY85A, not that my more common less dressy 85 DY51 is less capable, both have stellar tone and action like All the Yairi's I have ever played or seen, My 85 DY85A is as Clean and unmarked as the new one you played, it's been that loved , it looks like closet queen but it isn't
Yairis are amazing my dy91 is almost more a work of art than a musical instrument
“Ya ear di” is the proper pronunciation according to my son in Japan. He says there is no ‘r’ in the Japanese language and they pronounce it as a ‘d’. He’s been living in Japan for 7 years now, so I trust him on this.
I lived in Japan and taught Japanese for years.
This is mostly correct. It’s actually a rolled r sound, not an actual d. But the difference is subtle.
I LOVE the guitar itself!!! But I don't like that pickup system at all. I would much rather have this guitar with a "K&K Pure Mini" installed. The K&K Pure Mini is a totally passive system with 3 separate "transducers" that each resemble "the tiny battery of a small wristwatch". Each of these tiny, flat, coin-shaped transducers glue directly to the underside of the bridge plate, totally out of sight. The only way the guitar itself is truly "altered" is when drilling a hole in the location of the lower strap button for the input jack receiver. The volume & tone can then be adjusted by an amplifier used, or a channel on a PA system. The K&K Pure Mini is hands down the most natural sounding pickup system ever created for any acoustic guitar, even at high volume levels. Say bye bye to all piezo's. K&K also produces a small outboard tone/volume control pre-amp that can be placed anywhere near the guitarist, such as on a stool or small table, so the guitarist can control the system his or herself. Now they have the K&K ULTRA Pure Mini.....that uses the same 3 tiny transducers, but the pre-amp is now designed to mount just inside the rim of the sound hole on the guitar, much like other systems, and uses the tiny wheel shaped dials for total onboard control.
I hate that these are so $$$. Well worth the money but not 4x the guitar of Alvarez Masterworks.
Lovely acoustic, but understaddle piezos are a crime against humanity. Sigh. The LRBaggs ibeam is seriously great, the HiFi is probably fine, too.
Don't feel bad about pronouncing ya-erie wrong ("ya" as in yahoo, erie as in the canal); Japanese has quite simple pronunciations rules, but if you don't know them, you don't know them.
Roll the r sound (like a softer d) off the anterior part of the roof of your mouth and you have nailed it!