I had a chance to test drive my brothers new MacBook today so I shot a few movies of the Yairi. The first clip is “Loch Leven Castle”, the second is “Wildwood Flower” and the third is me just screwing around.

In an effort to pay for my new Santa Cruz I am offering my old Yairi up for sale. If you are unfamiliar with these instruments they are handmade Japanese guitars distributed in the US under the Alvarez-Yairi label not to be mistaken with the standard Alvarez line.
This particular dreadnought has a solid sitka spruce […]

After twenty-two years I finally procured a great guitar. Sure I’m about due for a new car but who cares. I’m not getting any younger and the opportunity presented itself so I jumped on it.

The latest addition to the household is an ‘04 Santa Cruz Tony Rice model and to say it’s dead mint would […]