We like to think of a wind-formed tree on top of a mountain in Japan that has the swept, balanced beauty of a ballerina on point, but is tough as nails in the face of a typhoon. It is strong without being loud, if that makes sense. You can hear every note of a chord, and fingerpicking comes through with bell like clarity, yet none of the metallic Taylor sound. They have a unique sound, all their own, which is very articulate and delicate while projecting strongly as a dreadnought should. These are often referred to as value priced Martin killers, but that's a great disservice. Alvarez is merely a distributor for the Kazuo Yairi family business. Yairi guitars are a thing unto themselves. Block number is 0310 046, indicating the end of emperor date coding at the turn of the century and October 2003. Previously mistaken used sound hole label.
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