Alvarez Yairi FY 40 (Carolina Folk)
Overview
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Product:
- acoustic guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1976 to 1981
The Alvarez FY 40 (referred to in the catalogs as Satin Folk, Carolina Folk or Mahogany Folk) model was available from around 1976 until the early 1980s, and was part of the Bicentennial Folk Series. The top was solid Canadian spruce, back and sides were Oceanic mahogany, fingerboard and bridge were Indian rosewood, and the neck was Indonesian mahogany. Tuners were chrome Japanese Gotohs. Also available was the FY 40B with maple sides and back.
Source: Alvarez Yairi catalogs 1976, 1980, 1981
Specifications (17)
General
| Dimensions | 40 × 15.25 × 4.25 in |
| Finish colors | natural finish |
| Made in | Japan |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
Neck
| Body fret | Neck joins body at 14th fret |
| Neck joint | set neck |
| Number of frets | 20 fret |
| Peghead (headstock) | veneer headstock |
| Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Body
| Body sides material | mahogany body sides |
| Body top material | spruce body top |
| Soundhole rosette | 3-stripe rosette |
| Soundhole | round soundhole |
Hardware
| Bridge | rosewood bridge |
| Tuners | Gotoh tuners |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | snowflake fingerboard position markers |
Prices (5)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | $300 | new | guitar-list | List price |
| 1980 | $465 | new | guitar-list | List price |
| 1981 | $495 | new | guitar-list | List price |
| 2017 | $300 | good | ||
| 1977 | $200 | good | Michael Kruse | Still plays great. I love it |
