Yamaha is one of the leading names in the musical world today, and makes a wide range of instruments and recording gear.
It did focus on the classical and acoustic instruments in the initial years, but today Yamaha is also known forits PA and live sound equipment, besides other musical instruments.
Here you can checkout the wide selection of Yamaha products, including their bestselling gear.
- Yamaha reface range (synthesizers)
- Yamaha reface YC mini organ
- Yamaha CP Electric Stage Pianos
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Yamaha Among Top 100 Global Innovators for 2016
Yamaha Corporation was recently named a Top 100 Global Innovator for 2016, based on the high appraisal of its intellectual property activities in Japan and overseas. Companies and institutions were selected for the Top 100 Global Innovators, based on four main criteria, namely, “volume,” “success,” “globalization,” and “influence.”
Yamaha’s patent activities are based on the close collaboration between their R&D and business operations.
‘Yamaha’ Company Origins
Yamaha was established in 1887 as a piano and reed organ manufacturer by Torakusu Yamaha as Nippon Gakki (meaning ‘Japan musical instruments’) . In the early days, Torakusu (an accomplished engineer with great ear for music) undertook mostly repair work.
Most of the pianos in Japan were initially imported from Europe, but with more experience Torakusu decided to venture into piano production as well. The first Yamaha piano was the 1900 upright, followed two years later by the first Yamaha grand piano.
Soon Japan started exporting pianos and Yamaha pianos started getting world wide acclaim. Easy availability of good-quality lumbar in Japan helped Yamaha to make good quality pianos in large numbers.
Another reason for the popularity of Yamaha’s pianos success was its unique cast metal sound frame, which gave the pianos a slightly different timbre and also kept them in tune for longer periods.
Why Yamaha Makes Bikes?
After World War II, survival became more important in Japan; nobody needed a piano. That is when Yamaha decided to venture into a different business.
The company had good expertise in metallurgy and casting techniques, so Yamaha decided to venture into making motorcycles (from the late 1940s) as they felt they could reuse some of their metal-related expertise.
Yamaha’s Logo
In case you did not notice, Yamaha’s logo is a three-pointed tuning fork.
Company Philosophy
Yamaha’s corporate mission is best described by the Japanese word Kandō, which means emotional involvement. Every Yamaha product should simulate an emotional response (and that is why they give so much importance to design).
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