K. YAIRI YD-305 1975

We are happy to offer for sale this vintage K. Yairi dreadnought acoustic. Details as follows:

 

• Year of manufacture: 1975
• Country of origin: Japan
• Serial number: 5979
• Body Shape: Dreadnought (D-size)
• Top Material: Solid Sitka Spruce
• Back & Sides: Rosewood (Highly figured)
• Neck Material: One-piece Mahogany
• Fingerboard: Genuine Ebony
• Bridge Material: Ebony with bone saddle
• Scale Length: 645mm (approx. 25.4")
• Nut Width: 43mm (approx. 1.69")
• Nut Material: Bone
• Binding: Multi-ply cream/black celluloid on body, single-ply cream on neck
• Inlays: Mother of Pearl dots
• Tuners: gold-plated Schaller tuners
• Pickguard: Black (Teardrop Martin-style)
• Finish: Natural Gloss
• Bracing: Hand-scalloped X-bracing
• Condition: 7/10
• Case: Gig bag included

 

Comments:

The K. Yairi YD-305 is a highly regarded, "lawsuit-era" dreadnought crafted during what many consider the golden age of Japanese luthiery. Kazuo Yairi’s workshop in Kani, Japan, was famous for its meticulous hand-craftsmanship and extensive wood-seasoning processes. The YD-305 was a high-end model in the YD (Yairi Dreadnought) series, designed specifically to compete with the Martin D-28, offering premium tonewoods and a build quality that often rivalled or surpassed its American counterparts of the same era. Unlike lower-tier Japanese guitars of the era, the YD-305 features a solid spruce top. While there is often debate regarding Yairi’s "parallel-grain" laminate back and sides, the YD-305 was typically built with very high-grade materials that have aged exceptionally well over the last 50 years. Kazuo Yairi famously insisted on hand-shaving the internal bracing to tune each top individually, a practice usually reserved for boutique luthiers today.

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