Table : Solid Spruce Dos Eclisse : Mahogany Touche : Rosewood Chevalet : Rosewood Forme style : Dreadnought Chevalet DCB : Direct Couple Bridge HardCase Hiscox sur mesure en option Fabriquées au Japon depuis 1935, ces guitares sont parmi les plus belles fabrications du monde. Des artistes prestigieux les utilisent : Crosby Still and Nash, Paul Mc Cartney, The Edge (U2), Carlos Santana, Bob Weir ... K. Yairi guitar workshops are situated in the mountains in Kani, Gifu, Japan, where guitars are hand built since 1935. As you can see in the photos of the workshops nothing has change for many years. By continuing to work by hand, old style, K Yairi is perpetuating a tradition of his region where instruments were made for generations. He is cultivating and develoing the local expertise, unique in Japan and probabaly in the world. You will appreciate the painstaking attention to detail, the superb variety of world grade tonewood, and a range of instruments that no other brand can offer. When other US manufacturs invested in tools of mass production, computerized work procedures, and transfered production to Korea, China and elsewhere, using ovens and microwaves to dry the wood, and vulgar bolt-on necks,... K Yairi continued to buy wood and make instruments by hand, with no compromise to quality. Even the dove-tail neck joint is painstakingly hand carved. Only like this can the musician feel the vibrations in the neck, and the result is fabulous sensations that cannot be procured in any other way. The stability of the wood is an essential factor in the life of an instrument, and its precision. K Yairi owns vast stocks of toneweed, that is stocked and sorted and waits for years, naturally, before being carefully selected for use. This style of work requires incredible patience and knowledge, as well as a vision of the future and requirements. When you adopt a K Yairi instrument, it is for life. Indeed the guitars have a lifetime guarantee against faulty manufacture. Over and over, those of us fortunate enough to work with Kazuo Yairi have been struck with the parallels between this guitar artisan and other fine artists. Kazuo Yairi is a master luthier and craftsman. Just as other artists have done through the centuries, he began serving this apprenticeship when he was eleven years old. With careful and meticulous guidance he learned to plan, design and execute exquisite guitars. By the time he completed his apprenticeship, his guitars were recognized as being of superior quality in both appearance and function. The pieces he creates can be compared to works of art. Indeed, his guitars are literally pieces of functional sculpture.