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Yamaha was the first Japanese manufacturer of the reed organ and established Nippon Gakki Co Ltd in Hamamatsu to produce organs and other musical instruments including pianos and harmonicas. Nippon Gakki was later renamed the Yamaha Corporation in his honor.
- The Early Years
- Diversification Into New Areas
- Audio Comes of Age
- An Era of Rapid Expansion
- Yamaha Today
- Anatomy of A Logo
- Milestones
Encouraged by his success and recognizing the need for quality musical instruments, Torakusu began creating a prototype reed organ of his own. When it was complete, he decided to present it in person to the prestigious Music Institute (today’s Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music). The journey between the two cities at that time was a l...
In the late 1940s, Genichi Kawakami, then-president of Yamaha, began looking for ways to apply the company’s expertise to the manufacture of motorcycles. In 1955, the success of the YA-1 “Red Dragonfly” resulted in the founding of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. At around the same time, Nippon Gakki began research into the use of new materials such as glass...
Despite the worldwide success of Yamaha Motors, the central theme of Nippon Gakki remained true to its founder’s central interest: music. During the “Hi-Fi” boom of the 1950s, the company began producing audio components to help music lovers enjoy their leisure time. When integrated circuits began replacing transistors in the early 1970s, Nippon Ga...
The 1980s were a time of growth for Yamaha. In 1982, the Disklavier™ was unveiled – a revolutionary product that combined an acoustic piano with a built-in computer to record and play back performances. The DX7 digital synthesizer, introduced in 1983, quickly became the world’s best-selling synth. In 1987, Yamaha released its first digital mixer, f...
In 1960, Nippon Gakki established the Yamaha International Corporation (later renamed Yamaha Corporation of America). Today, Yamaha is the world’s largest manufacturer of musical instruments, as well as a leading manufacturer of semiconductors, AV components, computer-related products, sporting goods, household and furniture products, specialty met...
In 1898, Nippon Gakki adopted a tuning fork as the basis for an official company logo, inspired by the challenge faced by founder Torakusu Yamaha as he struggled to refine his reed organ prototype into one that held its tuning. The three tuning forks of the modern Yamaha logo symbolize the three essential musical elements: melody, harmony and rhyth...
Here are a few milestones in the history of Yamaha: 1887: First reed organ 1900: First upright piano 1902: First grand piano 1914: First harmonica 1915: First xylophone 1932: First pipe organ 1954: First Hi-Fi player 1959: First electric organ 1966: First acoustic guitar; first electric guitar; first electric bass; first guitar amplifier; first tru...
Yamaha's history began when its founder, Torakusu Yamaha, repaired a broken reed organ in 1887. Shortly thereafter, he successfully completed the first reed organ.
Jul 3, 2019 · Their distribution network assured, Yamaha set up a workshop in a disused Temple, employed a few workmen and started producing organs to sell to schools. Yamaha organ displayed in the former Nakagomi school, Nagano prefecture. Yamaha kept a tight rein on his small band of workers.
Jun 21, 2019 · For the reed matting and wallpaper wrapped around their load protected an extremely rare and valuable object – a reed organ. Moreover, this one was special, and the two men, while their faces showed the strain of their exertion, also had an air of suppressed triumph about them.
Aug 30, 2020 · Watchmaker Torakusu Yamaha founded Nippon Gaki in 1887, first making reed organs, then other musical instruments. After World War II it resumed business, making motorbikes, boats, appliances,...
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Yamaha's history began when its founder, Torakusu Yamaha, a watchmaker by trade, repaired a broken reed organ in 1887. Torakusu was captivated by Western science and technology and had a talent for recognizing business potential.
