In late 1975 John Denver appeared on his holiday television special 'John Denver's Rocky Mountain Christmas', with a spectacular six-string acoustic guitar unlike any other seen in the United States at the time.
It was a Yamaha prototype that would never be available on the market, outside of Japan.
It was the instrument that followed the Guild F-50 six-string, and the one that he would use in all of his television appearances, concert tours and recordings, for the next several years.
Although the next two decades saw John Denver experiment with many different makes of guitars, he acquired several more Yamahas during this period, both six and twelves, and used them considerably up until the early 1990s.
YAMAHA L-53 6 STRING #1
The Yamaha L-53 was / is only available on the Japanese market, with just a relative few circulating in the US and abroad. These exquisite ...
YAMAHA L-53 6 STRING #2
While Yamaha L-53 #1 was being repaired, a second L-53, the #2, viewed here, began to appear in photos.
As with the other L-53s on these ...
YAMAHA L-53 6 STRING #3
Finally, Yamaha L-53 #3, pictured here, is seen in many 1980’s and 90’s concert photographs.
This instrument is identifiable particularly by an ‘extra’ fret up ...
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Yamaha L-53 Miscellaneous
A collection of photographs of various Yamaha L-53s from around the world.
The exhibits displayed show numerous variations on the same model.
These guitars are not associated ...
Yamaha 12 String #1
John Denver gifted this instrument to Russian Singer and Composer Alexander Gradsky.
Alexander Gradsky sang on the recording of the John Denver song: "Let Us Begin" ...
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