For most of my guitar playing years, my guitar of choice for recording and performance has been my 1973 Yamaki Custom. My first guitar was a Yamaki Folk acoustic I rec'd from my parents as a birthday gift at 14. For the next ten years I tried locating another, but was unsuccessful. Guitar shows, shops, friends, guitar techs, etc. all provided little or no info. Mostly because Yamaki was not a widely known brand and was discontinued in the early 80's. Now the Yamaki guitars are gaining recognition. The name Yamaki is Japanese and translates to " Happy Trees on the Mountain" I more recently read a history of the Yamaki guitar and it's luthier Kazuyuki Teradaira. You can read the article here :
http://www.acousticguitar.com/article/147/147,6261,Q&A-1.asp I found my Yamaki Custom in the mid nineties on consignment at Rockin Robin Guitars here in Houston. Two weeks prior I was in the same shop talking with a salesman whom had never heard of the brand. I was quite lucky.
A new addition to my guitar collection is a thin-body acoustic cut-a-way called Grand. Back to square one as no one seems to know much about this guitar. Found it at local pawnshop for 150 bucks. Now I can't come up with any background info on the instrument...no manufacturers history nor online models for sale...nothing. It's a gem and I now find myself dividing my time between it and my Yamaki.
