The older Yamaha guitars with the orange/red labels are highly regarded. I post here and on the UMGF (Martin Forum) and there are hundreds of guys on the Martin forum who still have their childhood red label Yamahas.
Having your childhood red label Yammi is like a badge of honor.
Very cool. I have two newer Yamaha acoustic guitars. One lives at my parent's lake home and the other is my camping guitar. I love them. This is the camping Yammi....$85 off craigslist with the SKB case!
The old picture of you is a gem. Thanks for sharing.
John