Skip to content
SKU ALVA-JYM80

Alvarez JYM80 Yairi Masterworks Jumbo Acoustic Guitar, Solid AAA Sitka Spruce Top

Skip to the end of the images gallery
Skip to the beginning of the images gallery
Be the first to review this product
$3,199.00
Free 2-Day Shipping
Details More Information Reviews

Manufacturer's Description

The Alvarez partnership with the Yairi family of luthiers in Kani, Japan is a cherished part of our 50 year history. Kazuo Yairi’s influence can be seen and heard in every guitar we make, from his innovations in bracing and instrumental architecture to his knowledge of tonewoods and their specific attributes and characteristics.

Alvarz Yairi guitars represent our flagship guitars, where each instrument is treated and prepared as a handmade work of art. Each brace is carved by hand, each neck is spokeshaved to perfection. Tonewoods of the highest grade are naturally seasoned for years to decades before being used in the production process.

The JYM80 features our FST2 bracing system, a very forward shifted X-brace design which was the result of years of research and development. FST2 features hand scooped scalloping to the main braces and asymmetric scalloping to the two tone bars. In this way, we optimize the separation between each string and maximize balance and projection.

We take the same deliberate approach to our finishes, which range from shimmering natural satin to breathtaking sunbursts and shadowbursts. Careful preparation and years of experience allow our craftsmen to keep the finish thin which allows our high grade tops an excellent rate of vibration and movement.

There’s nothing more satisfying than the power and punch a player can get from a jumbo shape, and our JYM80 looks absolutely beautiful with its rippling solid flamed maple backs and sides. The JYM80 has been carefully designed to take advantage of a jumbo shape’s best properties. It features a solid AAA grade sitka spruce top.

Further innovation comes with the Direct Coupled Bridge. This system really shows off the craftsmanship of which these guitars are made. The DC Bridge means the pins actually go into the top of the guitar, taking the vibration to the heart of the soundboard and at the same time hugely increasing the break angle from the saddle to the top. This increased down pressure raises string tension, giving the guitar a very responsive feel and adding quality to its volume and sustain. Other presentments include hand cut and assembled pearl and ablone inlays, ivoroid binding, ebony fingerboard, ebony bridge and ebony bridge pins.

Like all Yairi Masterworks this guitar is made from premium tone wood that has been seasoned naturally for 5 to 15 years in the perfect climate of Kani.

Kani is in the prefecture of Gifu in the hills north of Nagoya. This wood preparation and environment for building guitars is very important to the structural integrity of the instrument and will help to ensure decades of stability and performance from your Yairi.

Experiencing an Alvarez Yairi is to experience the very passion that drives us. These are truly marquis instruments, and represent what’s at the heart of the Alvarez culture: Continual improvement and attention to detail that will give our players a lifetime of musical fulfillment.

Specifications

  • Series: Alvarez-Yairi Masterworks
  • Top Wood: Solid AAA Sitka
  • Back & Sides Wood: Solid Flamed Maple
  • Shape: Jumbo
  • Neck: Mahogany, 50/50 Semi gloss finish, Extended neck joint
  • Bridge: Ebony Direct Coupled
  • Inlays: Abalone & Mother of Pearl
  • Fingerboard: Ebony with 12th AA Fret Inlay
  • Headstock Plate: Rosewood
  • Nut & Saddle: Bone/Tusq
  • Tuner: Gotoh 510's Gold with Ebony Buttons
  • Binding: Ivoroid
  • Bridge Pins: Ebony
  • Strings: D'Addario EXP16
  • Accessory: Deluxe wood case
  • Overall Length (mm): 1050
  • Body Width (mm): 435
  • Body Depth at Heel (mm): 100
  • Body Depth at Base (mm): 118
  • Scale (mm): 648
  • Scale (inches): 25 1/2
  • Number of frets: 20
  • Nut Width (mm): 44
  • Nut Width (inches): 1 23/32
  • Case: Hardshell
  • Instrument Weight: 4.6 lbs
  • Serial #: 73294

Overall Condition

Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for Alvarez. This JYM80 is 100% brand new and is being sold with a full manufacturer's warranty. Photos are of the exact guitar you'll receive.

Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.