K. Teradaira

K. Teradaira is Kazuyuki Teradaira, one of the original founders of Yamaki Guitars. We’re not sure how or why there is a line of classical guitars under his name, but here they are! Perhaps this was a side project for Niibori Guitars (more on that later).

Yamaki Gakki Co., LTD.

One thing that is interesting is the legal name on the label: “Yamaki Gakki Co., LTD.” That differs from what we have seen on other Yamaki models and literature - “Yamaki Musical Instruments Co., LTD.” The label on these instruments also says “Anño 1983” (though the serial numbers would indicate a 1982 build). Is that supposed to represent the year the guitar was made or the year “Yamaki Gakki Co., LTD” was founded? It is generally believed that 1983 was around the time when things were starting to unravel (financial trouble) at Yamaki. This is speculation, but perhaps this was a spin-off business entity.

Niiboiri Guitar

To start, we’re not going to claim to be experts on Niibori Guitar. It looks to be a classical orchestral guitar method created by Hiroki Niibori that is still taught today. Searching the internet, it appears that there were multiple luthiers making classical guitars for Niibori (see the gallery below of labels).