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Thinking about an Alvarez Yairi CY-118
I would be interested in the forum's thoughts on this model? I am mainly a steel string guy, but I strum, flat pick and play fingerstyle. I had a Taylor nylon years ago (didn't keep it long - it felt very dead to me) and then had an Alvarez Yairi CY-116 - liked it, but it had been played very hard and not taken care of very well, so we ultimately parted ways. There are times I miss the classical feel and sound, so I have been thinking about getting another one. This Yairi seems to be in good shape.
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They can be excellent! If the price is ok they are always worth checking out. My Cy 118 is a bit cleaner sounding than my Cy 132 - I go back & forth over which one is better... My Cy 117 is very different the the others & very warm but not precise if that makes any sense...My Cy 140 is my best one by a lot, but it has incredible sustain and requires a different playing approach. They are all well built of excellent materials & flashier looking than the Takamines if that counts..Mine date from '75 to '92 and the materials are on par with current luthier builds costing many times more...
Last edited by MoePorter; 04-20-2021 at 03:57 PM. |
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I went ahead and bought it. I will post when it arrives. Based on seller's description, it sounds like it has spent most of its life in its case and very lightly played.
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Anyways... until years later when I got back into nylon strings and bought a $4K Breedlove Masterclass... the CY140 was by far the nicest classical that I've ever had. It was good enough to play churches and recital or wedding halls without amplifivation. And even today... many nice nylon strung guitars later... I still think about tracking down another CY140, a CY118, and a CY127 for a sweet little Yairi collection. Those were the three guitars that I drooled over every day in a Yairri sales brochure (which I still have today in worn-out, aged condition). Would buy or trade happily into another Yairi classical if I stumbled on another one. I rank the CY series right there with any other well-made, mass-produced instrument.
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It is very nice. It came in safely and more or less matched the advertised description. I have it strung with normal tension strings right now. I will probably try some hard tension next time. Ii was a bit rusty on changing the wiggly squiggly nylon strings, but restringing it went fine. I will do a bit better next time. The only thing I am not crazy about is the case. Yairi cases just seem very flimsy to me. The handle is very funky too. never seen one like this one. I have noticed that their cases are funky. But, that is not a big deal overall.
I am not a great classical player, but it is nice to have it as a something to mix things up. |
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