The Alvarez CYM75 Yairi Masterworks Classical Acoustic Guitar is crafted by a master luthier to meet the needs of the most demanding classical guitarist. The finest woods were selected and no corners cut to make this outstanding nylon-string guitar. You could spend more but you won t find a better example of guitar builder s personal pursuit of perfection. This Yairi is truly somthing special. Includes a nice hardshell case. Yairi The wonderful thing about making acoustic guitars is that they are incredibly sensitive and complex instruments. Decades careers lifetimes have been spent trying to perfect or find the sound in the luthier s head but often it eludes us. Only time experimentation and experience can help guitar companies get the results guitarists are after. Alvarez-Yairi guitars have held a special place in players hearts for nearly fifty years. Some of the greatest songwriters and guitarists ever to grace the planet have played them. So when it comes to updating the Alvarez-Yairi Series Alvarez did it with great care and the reverence it deserves. Two years of development have resulted in producing the finest guitars Alvarez have ever made. Eloquently voiced instruments beautifully balanced with a charisma and tonal personality you will fall in love with. The all-new Alvarez-Yairi Series is simply superb.