Got this guitar in 2001 from Japan and I enjoy every day we have together! This guitar has a extra long and fine smoth tone (with Martin and Elixir Strings) and some realy nice details. Everything from a good guitar builder only in high quality.It is a original S. Yairi masterpice guitar and she is equal to every other Lowden, Martin, Taylor, BSH ... guitars I ever was able to play. Cedar at its best. I want to buy every guitar from the S. Yairi Custom-Gutiars you are offering up from the S5 to the S8 and I will pay a good price. Send me a mail to "[email protected]"