Yairi's are hand built guitars made in Japan. They are a quality guitar and very undervalued in this country. Consequentially you can get used ones at a very attractive price.
The typically have thin necks front to back and side to side. My DY-91 has a 1 11/16th neck width. They play very easy.
There are a couple of very nice ones on E-Bay right now.
One is a 1983 DY 75 model
It can be purchased in your price range.
Here is the item number 230279126189
There is also a very nice DY-57 in your price range.
Item number 300246878077
This one is sitting in Palos Verde Estates. I know the area and it is strictly a bucks up neighborhood. Can you say fully gated community. It sits on the knob just west of Long Beach. It is some of the most expensive real estate in Southern California. So the odds that this old Yairi was pounded around are slim. It looks like a great deal to me. If I were in the buying mode I would be all over this one.
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1983 Yairi - Alvarez DY 73
1992 Taylor K-20
1993 Yair - Alvarez DY99A
2001 Yairi-Alvarez DY-91 SOLD!
2002 Taylor Stock 810 Ltd.
2003 Taylor 855e
2003 Taylor 814ce Fall Ltd
2003 Tradition Jerry Reid Sig. Telecaster
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