Alvarez Yairi Masterworks DYM66HD Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar – Honduran Mahogany

The Alvarez Yairi Masterworks DYM66HD is a hand-crafted dreadnought acoustic guitar built for players who appreciate exceptional materials, traditional craftsmanship, and highly responsive acoustic performance. Made at the renowned K. Yairi factory in Kani, Japan, the DYM66HD features an all-Honduran mahogany body paired with carefully executed hand-carved bracing and premium appointments. The result is a powerful, open, and richly expressive instrument with a robust low end and excellent tonal balance.

All-Honduran Mahogany Tonewoods

The DYM66HD features Honduran mahogany for the top, back, and sides, producing a warm, focused voice with strong midrange character and a clear, robust bass response. The dreadnought body provides substantial volume and projection, while the all-mahogany construction offers an exceptionally cohesive tonal character that responds beautifully to both strumming and more detailed playing.

Hand-Carved FST6 Bracing

At the heart of the DYM66HD is Alvarez Yairi’s hand-carved FST6 bracing system. The forward-shifted, asymmetric tone bars use lighter bracing to carefully balance structural strength with top vibration. This updated design is intended to provide increased richness, openness, and responsiveness while allowing the guitar to react naturally to the player’s dynamics.

Master-Built Craftsmanship

Every Alvarez Yairi guitar reflects generations of Japanese lutherie expertise. At the K. Yairi factory, necks are shaped by hand, braces are carved individually, and tops are carefully voiced for optimal response. The DYM66HD continues that tradition with an extended dovetail neck joint, ebony bridge and fingerboard, real bone nut and saddle, Gotoh 510 tuners with ebony buttons, and elegant ivoroid binding. A deluxe wood case is included for U.S. models.

Specifications

• Solid Honduran mahogany top
• Solid Honduran mahogany back and sides
• Natural gloss finish
• Mahogany neck
• Ebony fingerboard with 12th fret inlay
• Ebony bridge with direct-coupled construction
• Hand-carved FST6 bracing
• Forward-shifted, asymmetric tone bars
• Extended dovetail neck joint
• 14th-fret neck-to-body joint
• Real bone nut and saddle
• Gotoh 510 gold tuners with ebony buttons
• Ebony bridge pins
• Ivoroid binding
• D'Addario EXP16 strings
• 25.5" scale length
• 1 23/32" nut width
• Overall length: 1030 mm
• Body width: 400 mm
• Body depth at heel: 100 mm
• Body depth at base: 125 mm
• Deluxe wood case included

A masterfully crafted Yairi dreadnought combining Honduran mahogany tonewoods, hand-carved FST6 bracing, and generations of Japanese guitar-building expertise for players seeking exceptional acoustic tone, responsiveness, and craftsmanship.