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08-15-2012, 10:06 AM
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S. Yairi or Craigslist Experts?
Please pardon a bit of background ...
I'm finally able to schedule weekly lessons on a responsible basis, and would like to start with classical, but I'm not sure I want to cart my elderly S. Yairi around. So I found a newer S. Yairi on Craigslist at a reasonable price, not too far away by California standards. (Yes, my current classical's made me spoiled.) I wasn't familiar with its model ("clase") number, but S. Yairi had, shall we say, an individualistic approach to model and serial numbers, so I figured I'd just Google it up. The only cites I found for an S. Yairi HG-20 were an old eBay listing and another Craigslist post in a different California city. Both showed the exact same photos as the listing I'm considering, so all three appear to be for the exact same guitar. So. Finally, a couple of questions ... -- Anybody familiar with the S. Yairi HG-20? (Like, does it exist?) -- Is this a Craigslist scam I'm not familiar with? Thanks for any wisdom you can provide!
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Yairi and Son, Clase 300 (1971) / Yairi Guitar/S. Yairi, Clase 650 (1971) Seagull Series-S S6+ Cedar GT (2005) / Alvarez Masterworks MD90 (2002) / S. Yairi YW-40 (1973) Martin 00-15M (2012) / Martin 000-15SM (2011) Nimbus 2000 (2000) Kamaka Gold Label Soprano (c. 1960s) / Nameless "Chicago-style" Soprano (1910s-30s[?]) / Keli'i Gold Series Tenor (2012?) Kamoa E3-T Tenor (2012-13?) 
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#2
08-15-2012, 10:12 AM
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You might try the Yahoo Yairi discussion group.
Unfortunatly yairiluvr, a contributor there and also on this site, recently died and she had an encyclopedic knowledge if S. Yairis and K. Yairis. Good luck!
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08-15-2012, 10:20 AM
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Thanks ... I actually joined that group about a month after YairiLuvr's passing. Will ask there, too.
I've had very good luck with Craigslist purchases in the past (cameras and computers, mostly), but this listing just strikes me funny.
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Yairi and Son, Clase 300 (1971) / Yairi Guitar/S. Yairi, Clase 650 (1971) Seagull Series-S S6+ Cedar GT (2005) / Alvarez Masterworks MD90 (2002) / S. Yairi YW-40 (1973) Martin 00-15M (2012) / Martin 000-15SM (2011) Nimbus 2000 (2000) Kamaka Gold Label Soprano (c. 1960s) / Nameless "Chicago-style" Soprano (1910s-30s[?]) / Keli'i Gold Series Tenor (2012?) Kamoa E3-T Tenor (2012-13?)
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08-15-2012, 11:41 AM
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S. Yairi or Craigslist Experts?
Your gut is rarely wrong.
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'77 Ovation Custom Balladeer '07 Taylor 314CE '11 Fender CD60CE John Mayer Strat Taylor Solidbody
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08-15-2012, 11:48 AM
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Quote:
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Yairi and Son, Clase 300 (1971) / Yairi Guitar/S. Yairi, Clase 650 (1971) Seagull Series-S S6+ Cedar GT (2005) / Alvarez Masterworks MD90 (2002) / S. Yairi YW-40 (1973) Martin 00-15M (2012) / Martin 000-15SM (2011) Nimbus 2000 (2000) Kamaka Gold Label Soprano (c. 1960s) / Nameless "Chicago-style" Soprano (1910s-30s[?]) / Keli'i Gold Series Tenor (2012?) Kamoa E3-T Tenor (2012-13?)
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#7
08-15-2012, 07:21 PM
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Well, that doesn't reek of a scam to me. It sounds like somebody tried to sell on eBay, could not, and as listed the same guitar on different Craigslist city sites. When I sell on C-list, I always list on two cities so as to reach out to the greatest number of local people. And with C-list, you can talk to the seller, by phone and face to face, and handle the object and make an informed decision.
In other words, it may be worth a phone call. Christina
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