Yamaki
Yamaki Woodcraft Y50D Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar w/Gig Bag (1970's)
Yamaki Woodcraft Y50D Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar w/Gig Bag (1970's)
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This vintage Yamaki acoustic guitar is in good condition with some cosmetic and play wear. There is a small repaired crack in the top on the treble side where the neck joins the body as well as some minor scuffing on the top and back. The frets are still in good condition with good height left and the truss rod is fully functional. A full setup was done to this guitar and it has been strung with D'Addario EJ16 strings. We have included a brand new On-Stage GHA7550CG hybrid acoustic gig bag with the guitar
The Y50D was an all solid wood guitar patterned off the Martin D-28 and features a solid spruce top, solid rosewood back and sides, a mahogany neck, nato fretboard & rosewood bridge. The fretboard inlays on this guitar are made of wood and are very unique. These specs were found in the original catalog and translated as well as we could from Japanese.
This guitar was part of the well known "Lawsuit" era of Japanese guitars that were copying major brands such as Martin & Gibson.
The following information as well as the catalog image was found on daion.com which is a great resource for information on Yamaki and Daion guitars
The WOODCRAFT Series by Yamaki came in four models: Y-40 D, Y-50 D, Y-60 D, and Y-70 D, with the last two models also available as a 12-string. Features were a “all solid wood” construction, intricate wood inlay fret markers, and volute on the back of the headstock. The Y-40D used mahogany, the Y-50D rosewood, Y-60D mahogany, and the Y-70D rosewood. The Y-60D and Y-70D had upgraded tuners with “torque adjustment” and mahogany necks whereas the lower two models had a nato neck. The all wood pickgaurds were sprayed over with lacquer much like the MUGEN Series. Medium gauge strings are listed for the 6-strings and light gauge for the 12-string models.











