As you can see from the response from SLM, the headstock truss-rod adjustment was on the earliest Alvarez guitars.
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FWIW: I have the same guitar, and it is around the same vintage as yours, with a 4 digit serial number and the headstock truss-rod adjustment. I have heard of some poeple reffering to these as Yairi built guitars even though they don't carry the Yairi headstock logo.Kyle. Don't know if they switched over to your style at a later date. Looks like yours adjusts from the head stock under the cover and mine is an allen adjustment through the sound hole. Interestingly I did notice your guitar has a different truss rod construction than mine. Mine has a tag identical to this one but the date 16 5 78 is stamped onto it and it also has the name of the person who inspected it stamed on it. Judging by the tag in the sound hole, headstock logo, and general construction of the guitar I would think it's definite made earler than '86. These are great guitars that can be bought very cheaply when you can find them.
It was a gift from my mother who used it in a country band way back when. I too am getting ready to do some much needed TLC to mine as it has been my most loved acoustic for 20 years now. I know the model name due to an Alvarez advertisement clipping that depicts the model I have. Tuners are different however.īased on the similarities to yours I would date it around the same years, '77-'80. The tag is identical to yours as is the headstock logo inlay. Mine is a 5059 autumn heringbone model and there is actually a production date on the tag in the sound hole of 1978. I too have a similar Alvarez made in Japan, 4 digit model no. I'm starting to lose the binding on the neck (as you can see in the last shot) but I love it too much to replace it. Spruce top and Tree of Life inlay.The double A as opposed to the AY logo shows it s definately an Alvarez and not a Yairi.Rosewood back and sides.Yes, there are screws missing, but it actually stays in tune.The reason I got the urge to date it is because I have finally decided to restore it. This has been my number one kick back and play guitar for over 20 years.Laminate construction. O.K., crappy pictures of a beautiful but well used guitar. If Alvarez says mid-70's based on the serial number, that's probably the best you're going to get.I'm by no means an expert on Alvarez acoustics, but I hope that info offers at least some help. I believe after 1985 or so their production moved to Korea (and later China for budget guitars). This site includes some good general info if you scroll down to the Alvarez section:Based on the type of label you have with the eagle, and the Made in Japan, I would have guessed your guitar was built in the late 70's or early 80's. Buy her a set of strings first, and maybe she will give you her number.But seriously, I think it's hard to definitively date Alvarez guitars from that era because the company itself doesn't have accurate records.
If it is not the Vendetta 3.0, Im not interested.' Havent heard from him since. I answered, 'A real guitar man! Im sorry but I just DO NOT like basswood guitars. I think I pissed the guy off when I told him I thought his guitar looked a hell of a lot like the Dean Vendetta XM model.He exploded right away with, 'Well, if it is indeed the XM, what do I have to add to make this an even trade?' Alvarez Banjo Review Thanks for the help guys!I seen where my membership/log in was just approved on the Dean boards so I will be posting something there in a few minutes.Im starting to think this is going to be all for naught though.
String-Throught Body Design.Ĭlassic Dean V Ferrule Pattern. Not many.EDIT -Vendetta 3.0 information (serial # will not be different between import models). They did start putting a year # somewhere in them, but they are imports and the year really doesn't matter for their worth.There were some bolt on USA and Czech models. In the late 90's (1996 I believe) the serial #'s for the USA models were stamped on the fret board after the last fret.There are Czech Republic guitars that will have Hand Crafted in the Czech Republic on the back of the headstock with a serial # (nothing to denote year.)The Korean and Chinese guitar serials for the most part don't give a year or any other indication. Im looking, but Im not finding anything there either.:arg:try making a post on the Dean board - lots of knowledgeable folks.For the most part - the USA models will have 'Made in the USA' with YY - SERIAL on the back of the headstock.
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