1979 Yamaha Handcrafted Folk Guitar – almost 100 years in the making

The experience we needed to make our Handrafted Folk Guitars began in 1887. That was the year Yamaha started making musical instruments. Ever since, we’ve been perfecting our expertise in handcraftsmanship, woodworking and manufacturing technology in order to create these superlative instruments for your enjoyment. The Yamaha Handcrafted Folk. Six models, each guitar meticulsly crafted from the highest-grade woods we’ve specially chosen from forests worldwide. Then hand-adjusted to the most stringent specifications. To admire and play the result of almost a century of work, write us for the selected Yamaha dealer nearest you.

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Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine #41 with CD – Lee Ritenour takes a classic turn

Features: Jim Nichols – quick change artist; Guy Van Duser -taking it all in stride; Lee Ritenour – Jammin’ the classics; Charles Hunter – a ragtime discovery; Howard Morgen – tape this; Master Workshops: Craig Dobbins; Roger Hudson; Jorge Morel; Bill Piburn; Music Transcriptions / TAB / CD contents – Guy Van Duser “Crocus Waltz”; Charles Hunter “Possum and Taters”; Jim Nichols “Blues for John”; Lee Ritenour “Lagrima”; Bill Piburn “Let Me Call You Sweetheart”; Roger Hudson “Rafaela”; Craig Dobbins “Love Lifted Me”; Jorge Morel “El Choclo”; more

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Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine #40 with CD – Ed Gerhard / David Wilcox

Features: Chet Atkins – 20 Classic licks; Brent Rowan; Phil Keaggy; John Knowles; David Wilcox; Ed Gerhard; Pat Kirtley; Howard Morgen; Master Workshop – Lorne Lofsky – Don’t put down roots; Music Transcriptions / TAB / CD contents – Pat Kirtley “At This Moment”; John Knowles “Central City Flyer”; David Wilcox “Guitar Shopping”; Brent Rowan “Mister C”; Ed Gerhard “Si Bhig, Si Mhor”; Phil Keaggy “Yet Will I Trust”; Twenty Classic Chet Atkins Licks; more

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Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine #29 with CD – Andy Summers “Armadillo” transcription

Features: Andy Summers – taking the sting out of jazz; Dominic Miller Nylon Lights; Recording Series part 5; Howard Morgen – Aerobic Triads; Master Workshops: Miguel Espinoza – Little Rasgueados; John Standefer – Instrumental Grace; Steven Eckels – Would you accompany me?; Keith Wyatt – Endin’ on a blue note; Craig Dobins – just do it; David Surette – Harp Guitar; Bill Piburn – jass for the kid in us; Music Transcriptions / TAB / CD contents – Andy Summers “Armadillo”; Craig Dobbins “Walkin’ Shoes”; David Surette “O’Carolan’s Draught”; Keith Wyatt “Puttin’ It Together”; Bill Piburn “Three Blind Mice”; Dominic Miller “LaBoca”; John Standefer “In His Arms”; Steven Eckels “Drifting Breeze”; Miguel Espinoza “Flamenco Exercises”; more

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Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine #27 with CD – Russ Freeman w/ “Larry’s World” transcription

Features: Russ Freeman – Let it Rip; Wanda Vick – A Vick called Wanda; Jacques Stotzem – Shock Jacques; Miguel Espinoza – too darn fast; Recording Series part 3 – Reel time; Howard Morgen – Chordially yours; Master Workshops: Bill Piburn – Even Stephen; Jim Ferguson – Jazz ‘n Blues; Steven Eckels – horse of a different color; Guitar Makers: Flamenco Guitars – Leggo, my Paco; Music Transcriptions / TAB / CD contents – Russ Freeman “Larry’s World”; Jacques Stotzem “Hope of an Answer”; Wanda Vick “Sally Goodin”; Bill Piburn “Beautiful Dreamer”; Jim Ferguson “Intro Blues”; Miguel Espinoza “Flamenco Exercises”; Steven Eckels “All the Pretty Horses”; more

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Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine #26 with CD – Brent Mason – “First Rule of Thumb”

Features: Brent Mason – Layin’ Licks; Rory Block – even women get the blues; Bert Jansch – Iambic Pentangle; Recording Series part 2 – Cardoid arrest – a condensed yet dynamic overview; Howard Morgen – High Octave fretwork – a 12 step program; Master workshops: Steven Eckels – Balladease; Lisle Crowley – Moon “lite”; Tom Gannaway – It’s not easy being blue; Jonathan Burchfield Takin’ care of Gospel; Guitar Makers: The amplified Classical – you say Pizo, I say Pee-ya-zo; Music Transcriptions / TAB / CD contents – Rory Block “Take My Heart Again”; Bert Jansch “One for Jo”; Brent Mason “First Rule of Thumb”; Lisle Crowley “Clair De Lune”; Steve Eckels “The House Carpenter”; Tom Gammaway “In A Blue Mood”; Jonathan Burchfield “No One Ever Cared for Me Like Jesus”; more

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Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine #24 with CD – The Allure of the 12 Fret

Features: Lee Ritenour; Keb’ Mo’; Roy Rogers; Howard Morgen; 12 Fret Guitars; Master Workshops: Pierre Bensusan – Independence Day; Craig Dobbins – 60 minute gospel; Steven Eckels – Wingin’ it; William Coulter -Can’t pronounce it but it sure sounds good; Gerard Garno – Segovia’s bout with Scarlatti fever; Tom Gannaway – And you thought Christmas was just a financial stretch; more

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Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine #19 with CD – John Hammond – Blues Driven

The Blues: John Hammond warms up to a fingerstyle blues spectacular; Paul Yandell; Catfish Keith; A Flat Top for your Blues; Features: David Russell -Classical Virtuosity; Jeff Linsky – Contemporary jazz on the fly; Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar; Master Workshops: Laurence Juber, Hungry blues; Paul Musso, Jazz Blues, Steven Eckels, New beginners’ series; Stefan Grossman, Ragged and dirty blues; more

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Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine #18 with CD – Brian Setzer – Fingerstyle Strut

Features: Acoustic Alchemy – One on One; Brian Setzer – Fingerstyle Strut; Guy Van Duser – Sousa to Swing; John Doan – Wrapped in White – Visions of Christmas Past; Guitar Maker Series – Inside Martin Guitars; Columns: Picker’s Picks; On Michael Hedges; Master Workshops: Laurence Juber – When the whole is greater than the sum of the parts; Craig Dobbins – Arranging Hymns for fingerstyle guitar; Muriel Anderson – Composing for the Guitar – Drawing Inspiration from J.S. Bach; Steven Eckels – Stephen Foster Revisited; Pete Huttlinger – Casting a Blue Line; more

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Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine #21 with CD – Paul Simon reveals his secrets

Features: Paul Simon – Six String negotiations; Eliot Fisk – Segovia’s lost gems; Michael Johnson – In accompaniment less is more; Billy McLaughlin – May I have this dance?; Wes King – Putting the acoustic in its place; Master Workshops: Rick Ruskin – Fingerstyle jammin; Steve Eckels – Free bird; Uli Bogershausen – Homesick guitar; Buster B. Jones – Hot licks you can use; Rick Foster – Sounds familiar; more

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Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine #20 with CD – Jimmie Vaughan, Lone Star Guitar

Features: Jimmie Vaughan – Lone Star Guitar; Martin Taylor – Le hot seat; LAGQ – Los Angeles Guitar Quartet – four on four; Alex De Grassi – Late Night Guitar; Mark Casstevens – Nashville Cat; Guitar Maker Series: D’Leco Guitars; Dana Bourgeois Guitars; Master Workshops: Steve Baughman – don’t let your fingers do the walking; Stefan Grossman – Wide water blues; Steven Eckels – the 10th power; Eric lugosch – a cold day; more

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Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine #14 – Michael Hedges – Music from the inside out

Features: Michael Hedges – Music from the inside out; Robben Ford – “Picks” The Blues; Artist Profiles: Gerard Garno, Joe Dalton, Dan Ar Braz; Guitar Maker Series: Kevin Ryan Guitars; Columns: Our Thoughts – A Hidden Cause of Performance Anxiety; Adventures of the Right Hand part 2; Master Workshops: Stefan Grossman -Introduction to country blues guitar; John Renbourn – The Art and Practice of the Duet; Muriel Anderson – Japanese Music for the guitar; more

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Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine #17 – Steve Wariner, Guitar Man

Features: Steve Wariner – Guitar Man; Badi Assad – The Heartbeat of Rio; Phil Keaggy – Jammin’ Man; Brooks Williams – Fingerstyle Songsmith; Artist Profile – El McMeen; Guitar Maker Series – Breedlove Guitars; Column: On Michael Hedges; Master Workshops: Jean Felix Lalanne – California Groovin’; Bill Pilburn – “Hit” Me Again; Eric Lugosch – Back Burner Cooking Tips; Stefan Grossman – Crossroads of Country Blues; more

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Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine #16 with CD – Mark Knopfler – The Sultan of Strings

Features: Mark Knopfler – The Sultan of Strings; Sonny Landreth – Fingerstyle slide; Franco Morone – Franco’s Soup; Harvey Reid -for Tradition’s Sake; The Life and Times of Justin Holland; Artist Profiles: David Qualey, Mike Dowling; Guitar Maker Series: Santa Cruz Guitar Co.; Columns: Pickers Picks; On Michael Hedges; Master Workshops: Stefan Grossman – A tribute to Lonnie Johnson; Tom Long – Celtic Rock; James Edwards – Baroque Music of Ireland; more

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Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine #15 with CD – David Wilcox – Reflections of a guitar listener

Features: Guitar Camp – making connections; David Wilcox – Reflections of a guitar listener; Billy Joe Walker Jr. – Nashville Pickin’; Danny Heines – refusing to choose; Scott Dente – into the studio, onto the stage, and out of the grey; Artist Profiles: Doug Smith, Tim Sparks, John Standefer; Guitar maker series – Inside Taylor Guitars; Master Workshops: Peter Huttlinger – Fishing for Inspiration; Stefan Grossman – Blind Blake’s Raggin’ Guitar; more

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Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine #13 with CD – Charlie Byrd

Features: Charlie Byrd – Byrd Watchers; Duck Baker – Expanding the Boundries; Artist Profiles – Rick Ruskin, Paulo Bellinati, Eric Lugosch, Woody Mann; Guitar Maker Series – Washburn, James Goodall; Columns: Dealing with the physiological symptoms of performance anxiety; Guitjo Adventures; Adventures of the right hand; Master Workshops: Gayla Drake Paul – Planxtys – They’re not just for bards anymore; Richard Matteson – Arranging fiddle tunes for fingerstyle guitar; more

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Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine #12 – Tuck Andress with transcription to Man in the Mirror

Features: Tuck Andress – Aural Report; Doyle Dykes – Three Chords and a Cloud of Dust; Ed Gerhard – songs only a guitar can sing; Muriel Anderson & Jean-Felix Lalanne – Two Guitars, One Heart; Guitar Maker Series – Pimentel & Sons and Kirk Sand; Master Workshops: Jonathan Burchfield – Blending the Classics; Bill Piburn – Connecting with the creative flow; Al Petteway – Make it Flow – Hammer-ons and Pull-offs; Dale Miller – String Band Guitar; David Stevenson – Fernando Sor – a musical Hors’doeuvre for the Fingerstyle Guitarist; more

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Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine #11 – Christopher Parkening – of gift and discipline

Features: Christopher Parkening – of gift and discipline; Jacques Stotzem – building bridges; Eric Tingstad – The art of six-string orchestration; D.R. Auten – Reflections of the source; Guitar Maker Series – Featuring Don Gallagher and Del Langejans; Columns: Overcoming Performance Anxiety; Fingerstyle Improvisation and Composition; On Holding the Guitar; Master Workshops: Alan de Mause – Playing Jazz Piano on Guitar; David Stevenson – Classical Guitar for Beginners; Pat Kirtley – Learning to play in EADEAE tuning; more

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Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine #10 – Chet Atkins, Certified Guitar Player (CGP)

Features: Chet Atkins, Certified Guitar Player (CGP) – the best is yet to come; Peppino D’Agostino – playing by heart; Ray Reussner – more than the Master’s Apprentice; The Art of the Handmade Guitar – featuring Jim Olson, Michael Millard and Paul McGill; Columns: Picker’s Picks; The DADGAD Cometh; How to perform in public; Master Workshops: Rick Foster – An American Tribute; Bob Balsley – Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar – Walking bass lines; Tom Gannaway – Taking a “Pass” at Pass; Muriel Anderson – Sousa for Guitar – Ringing the Liberty Bell; John Knowles – A new blue tuning; Stephen Dick – Heavy Nylon – an introduction to Flamenco Guitar; more

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1979 Alvarez Yairi Medallion Dreadnought and Classic Guitars

After 50 years of building so many fine guitars, Mr. Kazuo Yairi certainly deserves the Gold Medalion Award of Excellence! He’s earned it! He is celebrating the occasion with the new Alvarez Yairi Medallion Dreadnoughts and the Alvarez Yairi Medallion Classics. These 50th anniversary guitars are exceptional values and only a limited number will be produced in 1979. A gold plated “Limited Edition” award medallion, designed to be worn as a belt buckle or neckpiece, will be given free with each Medallion guitar…

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