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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.
- Origins of The Yamaha Brand
On one occasion, Hamamatsu Jinjo Elementary School asked him...
- Development of Products
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- Origins of The Yamaha Brand
- 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 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.
Key Dates: 1887: Company founder Torakusu Yamaha builds his first reed organ. 1889: Yamaha founds Yamaha Organ Manufacturing Company, Japan's first maker of Western musical instruments. 1897: Company's name is changed to Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. 1900: Company produces its first upright piano.
The production of musical instruments in Hamamatsu got its start in 1887, when a medical equipment repairman named Torakusu Yamaha repaired an American-made reed organ at an elementary school. Recalling his interest in music, Torakusu immediately built his own organ, and in 1889 he founded Yamaha Fukin Seizosho, which became the predecessor of ...
History. Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. (日本楽器製造株式会社, Nihon Gakki Seizō Kabushiki gaisha, lit. 'Japan Musical Instrument Manufacture') was established in 1887 as a reed organ manufacturer by Torakusu Yamaha (山葉寅楠) in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture and was incorporated on 12 October 1897.
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Jul 3, 2019 · Meanwhile, his factory employed 800 hands to make reed organs and several hundred pianos, including a few grand pianos. An article in the American Music Trade Review in 1911 stated that Yamaha was producing 600 pianos, 8, 000 harmoniums and 13, 000 violins per year.
