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The numbers on the back of the brass plate on the back of my guitar reads 000072, which means I have the 72nd. Well I happen to have the same guitar, I purchased this guitar brand new in 1982, I think I payed somewhere around $350.00 for it and I have wondered like you have of the value of this fine guitar. Good Evening, you were wondering about what your Alvarez Artist, model 5042 (60th. Very fancy large label inside of a classic man plating a lute ? The D 42 blows away the more expensive D 45 and for recording rhythm tracks the Alvarez Dove is better than either Martin.Ĭontact me if you know about this guitar and serial number (3094 ) made in Japan model 5025. It is not loud at all, this guitar is an anomaly in the studio. It is the best acoustic for recording I hVe every owned,absolutely no sustain. Can anyone elaborate on this guitar ? It is very heavy ,so it may be laminated,but wood matches from exterior to interior wood I was told it was one of the first Doves made in Japan circa 1969. Alvarez script logo.Gibson style headstock. Has new Klusen tuners,natural finish on top,not sunburst. The backs rosewood matches the inside grain of wood. The serial number starts with 48 which signify the 48th year of the reign of emperor Shōwa, which was in 1973.Rosewood back and sides ,NOT laminate from what I can see. Either way we have an awesome Japan made Martin 000-18 copy that Wolf is very excited to play, especially with my Bill Lawrence A-300 in the soundhole. As with everything made in Japan during the 1970’s, there are some questions we might never find the answer too. Yairi uses things point towards the Yairi factory. Since there is a sticker with a serial number inside that correspond perfectly to the Emperor code that K. Not only is the label inside and head inlays different, but they also seems to have their own models, the later Alvarez-Yairi are exact copies of the Yairi models of the time but made for export to the US. These early 1970’s Alvarez are a bit different to the later Alvarez-Yairi guitars that got famous in the late 1970’s and 1980’s when musicians like Crosby, Stills & Nash and Bob Weir endorsed them.
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Yairi factory in Kani, Gifu in Japan or outsourced on other factories in Japan, see Jedistar. Having said that, it’s still unclear if all Alvarez guitars were really made in the K. According to Wikipedia and Alvarez own site it was the legendary Kazuo Yairi that founded the brand in 1965 to make cheaper Yairi guitars for the US market. Louis Music in Missouri, the guys behind Westone. These guitars were made in Japan for the US market and imported by St. It’s a really nice little guitar that we both were impressed by. I recently found a 000-sized Alvarez for my friend Wolf.
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