ACOUSTIC: DREADNOUGHT SERIES (DY PREFIX)

Alvarez Yairi has produced several dreadnoughts over the years. Early models were just known as DY Models, but today they are broken up into series including the Traditional, Fusion, Innovative (disc.), and Signature models.

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- dreadnought-style body, solid spruce top, laminated mahogany back and sides, round soundhole with three-ring rosette, single-ply body binding, aged nato mahogany neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl dots and 12th fret decorative inlays, abalone insignia on headstock overlay, three-per-side tuners, ebony bridge, black pickguard, available in Sunburst finish, mfg. early 1980s.
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- dreadnought-style body, solid spruce top, laminated mahogany back and sides, round soundhole with three-ring rosette, single-ply body binding, aged nato mahogany neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl dots and 12th fret decorative inlays, abalone insignia on headstock overlay, three-per-side tuners, ebony bridge, black pickguard, available in Natural finish, mfg. early 1980s.
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- dreadnought style, cedar top, round soundhole, three-stripe bound body, abalone rosette, tortoiseshell pickguard, jacaranda back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with abalone diamond inlays, rosewood bridge with white pearl dot pins, rosewood veneer on bound peghead, three-per-side gold tuners, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1991-95.
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DY 50 NEQ

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- dreadnought style, cedar top, round soundhole, three-stripe bound body, abalone rosette, tortoiseshell pickguard, jacaranda back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with abalone diamond inlays, rosewood bridge with white pearl dot pins, rosewood veneer on bound peghead, three-per-side gold tuners, piezo bridge pickup, three-band EQ, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1994 only.
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DY 51 BLUE RIDGE

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- dreadnought style, solid cedar top, round soundhole, ivoroid bound body, herringbone rosette, burled mahogany back/sides, nato mahogany neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with snowflake inlay, ebony bridge, burled mahogany headstock veneer, mother-of-pearl headstock inlay, three-per-side chrome tuners, available in Natural finish, mfg. circa mid-1970s.
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DY 52 SILVER LARK

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- dreadnought style, solid Canadian spruce top, round soundhole, white maple bound body, herringbone rosette, walnut pickguard, walnut back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with snowflake inlay, ebony bridge, MOP headstock inlay, walnut veneer on peghead, three-per-side chrome tuners, available in Natural finish, mfg. circa mid-1970s.
This model had a solid oboncol wood pickguard (adhesive-backed for optional installation) available.
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DY 53 SILVER HARP

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- dreadnought style, solid Canadian spruce top, round soundhole, white maple bound body, herringbone rosette, burled mahogany back/sides, nato mahogany neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with snowflake inlay, ebony bridge, mother-of-pearl headstock inlay, three-per-side chrome tuners, available in Natural satin finish, mfg. circa mid-1970s.
This model had a solid oboncol wood pickguard (adhesive-backed for optional installation) available.
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- orchestra-style body, spruce top, round soundhole, five-stripe bound body and rosette, tortoiseshell pickguard, rosewood back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl block inlays, rosewood bridge with white pearl dot pins, rosewood veneer on bound peghead, three-per-side chrome tuners, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1990-95.
In 1994, coral rosewood back/sides replaced original part/design.
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DY 54 SILVER FAWN

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- dreadnought style, solid Canadian spruce top, round soundhole, maple bound body, turquoise/wood rosette, oboncol back/sides, nato mahogany neck, 14/20-fret black ebony fingerboard with snowflake inlays, ebony bridge, rosewood inlay on lower body bout, MOP headstock inlay, three-per-side chrome tuners, available in Natural finish, mfg. circa mid-1970s.
This model had a solid oboncol wood pickguard (adhesive-backed for optional installation) available.
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DY 57 WINCHESTER DREADNOUGHT

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- dreadnought style, solid Canadian spruce top, round soundhole, ivoroid/wood marquetry bound body, herringbone rosette, mahogany back/sides, nato mahogany neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with dot inlays, ebony bridge, three-per-side chrome tuners, available in Natural finish, mfg. circa mid-1970s.
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DY 58 DREADNOUGHT NINE

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- dreadnought style, solid Canadian spruce top, round soundhole, ivoroid bound body, wood inlaid rosette, mahogany back/sides/neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, ebony bridge, mahogany headstock veneer, tortoiseshell pickguard, 3/6-per-side chrome tuners, available in Natural finish, mfg. circa mid-1970s.
This nine-stringed guitar combines three single bass-side strings with three pairs of treble strings. This model will also function as a six-string acoustic.
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DY 68 RAMBLING TWELVE

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- dreadnought style, solid Canadian spruce top, round soundhole, wood inlay bound body, wood inlay rosette, mahogany back/sides/neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, ebony bridge, mahogany headstock veneer, abalone logo inlay on headstock, tortoiseshell pickguard, six-per-side chrome tuners, abalone inlays on bridge pins, available in Natural finish, mfg. circa mid-1970s.
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- dreadnought style, spruce top, round soundhole, wooden inlaid bound body/rosette, tortoiseshell pickguard, rosewood back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, Direct Coupled rosewood bridge, rosewood veneer on bound peghead, three-per-side chrome tuners, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1991-95.
The original design circa mid-1970s featured a bound ebony fingerboard with abalone dot inlays and ebony bridge (DY75 Lexington Dreadnought).
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DY 76 HERRINGBONE TWELVE

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- 12-string configuration, dreadnought style, solid Canadian spruce top, round soundhole, ivoroid bound body, three-stripe wood rosette, rosewood back/sides/neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with snowflake inlays, ebony bridge, rosewood headstock veneer, abalone logo inlay on headstock, tortoiseshell pickguard, six-per-side chrome tuners, abalone inlays on bridge pins, available in Natural finish, mfg. circa mid-1970s.
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- dreadnought style, solid spruce top, round soundhole, herringbone bound body/rosette, tortoiseshell pickguard, rosewood back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with abalone diamond inlays, rosewood Direct Coupled bridge, rosewood veneer on bound peghead, three-per-side chrome tuners, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1991-95.
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DY 77 NEQ

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- dreadnought style, solid spruce top, round soundhole, herringbone bound body/rosette, tortoiseshell pickguard, rosewood back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with abalone diamond inlays, rosewood Direct Coupled bridge, rosewood veneer on bound peghead, three-per-side chrome tuners, piezo bridge pickup, three-band EQ, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1994 only.
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DY 78 HERRINGBONE TRI-BACK

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- dreadnought style, Canadian spruce top, round soundhole, herringbone bound body, herringbone rosette, burled thuya pickguard, rosewood sides, three-piece rosewood/mahogany/rosewood back, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl snowflake inlays, ebony bridge, burled thuya veneer on peghead, three-per-side chrome tuners, available in Natural finish, mfg. circa mid-1970s.
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DY 85 STANDARD ABALONE

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- dreadnought style, Canadian spruce top, round soundhole, abalone and celluloid bound body and soundhole, black pickguard, burled mahogany sides, three-piece burled mahogany/rosewood/burled mahogany back, nato mahogany neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with abalone inlays, ebony bridge, internal lacquering, three-per-side gold Grover tuners, available in Natural finish, mfg. circa mid-1970s.
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DY 87 JUMBO DOUBLE NECK

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- double neck configuration, dreadnought style, solid Canadian spruce top, shared oval soundhole, celluloid bound body, wood inlaid rosette, mahogany back/sides, mahogany necks, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with snowflake inlays, double ebony bridge, black headstocks, three-per-side headstock (six-string), six-per-side headstock (12-string), chrome tuners, available in Natural finish, mfg. circa mid-1970s.
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- dreadnought style, rounded cutaway body, curly maple top, round soundhole, five-stripe bound body and rosette, maple back/sides, mahogany neck, 21-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, 12th fret has pearl snowflake inlay, ebony bridge with white abalone dot pins, three-per-side chrome tuners, bridge pickup, three-band EQ, available in Trans. Black finish, mfg. 1991-95.
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