Alvarez Yairi DY59 Anniversary Edition (1987) – Natural

Crafted in Japan by master luthier Kazuo Yairi, the 1987 Alvarez Yairi DY59 Anniversary Edition celebrates 65 years of St. Louis Music's legacy. This limited-edition dreadnought boasts a solid spruce top and rosewood back and sides, delivering a warm, well-balanced tone with excellent projection. Its elegant appointments, including an ebony fretboard and bridge, showcase Yairi's meticulous craftsmanship. A commemorative metal plaque on the headstock marks its special edition status. Whether you're a collector or a discerning player, the DY59 offers both aesthetic beauty and exceptional sound quality.

Featured Specifications

• Body Style: Dreadnought

• Top: Solid spruce

• Back & Sides: Rosewood (possibly Jacaranda)

• Neck: 14-fret mahogany

• Fretboard: 20-fret ebony with dot inlays

• Bridge: Ebony “direct coupled” bridge

• Binding: Cream body binding with B-W-Tortoise plastic-w-b top purfling

• Rosette: Tortoise plastic sound-hole rosette

• Headstock: Rosewood overlay with commemorative metal plaque “Anniversary Edition DY59, SLM 1922-1987”

• Finish: Natural satin

• Scale Length: 25-3/8″

• Nut Width: 1-11/16″

• Lower Bout Width: 15-3/4″

• Tuners: Chrome

• Made In: Japan