Yamaha Corporation

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Yamaha Corporation

The headquarters of Yamaha Corporation

Native name ヤマハ株式会社

Romanizedname Yamaha Kabushiki-gaisha

Type Public (K.K.)

Traded as TYO: 7951

Industry Conglomerate

Founded October 12, 1887; 130 years ago

Headquarters 10-1, Nakazawacho, Naka-

ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
 Area served Worldwide

Key people Torakusu Yamaha, founder

Takuya Nakata,[1] President & Representative
Director

Products Musical instruments, audio

equipment, electronics

 Yamaha Motor Company:Motorcycles, all-

terrain vehicles, wheelchairs, personal
watercraft, marine engines, parts including
clothing and helmets
[2][verification needed]

Revenue JPY 408.2 billion (2017)[3]

Operating JPY 44.3 billion (2017)[verification needed][3]

income

Net income JPY 46.7 billion (2017)[verification needed][3]

Number of 28,112 (including temporary employees)

employees (2017)[3]

Subsidiaries Yamaha Motor Company

Website yamaha.com

Yamaha Corporation (ヤマハ株式会社 Yamaha Kabushiki Gaisha) (/ˈjæməˌhɑː/; Japanese

pronunciation: [jamaha]) is a Japanese multinational corporation and conglomerate with a very wide
range of products and services, predominantly musical instruments, electronics and
power sports equipment. It is one of the constituents of Nikkei 225 and is the world's
largest piano manufacturing company. The former motorcycle division became independent from the
main company in 1955, forming Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd, although Yamaha Corporation is still the
largest shareholder.

Contents
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 1History
 2Corporate mission
 3Yamaha Music Foundation
 4Products
o 4.1Synthesizers and samplers
 5Factory Locations
 6Sports teams
 7See also
 8References
 9External links

History[edit]
Yamaha was established in 1887 as a piano and reed organ manufacturer by Torakusu Yamaha as
in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefectureand was incorporated on October 12, 1897. The company's
origins as a musical instrument manufacturer are still reflected today in the group's logo—a trio of
interlocking tuning forks.[4]
After World War II, company president Genichi Kawakami repurposed the remains of the company's
war-time production machinery and the company's expertise in metallurgical technologies to
the manufacture of motorcycles. The YA-1 (AKA Akatombo, the "Red Dragonfly"), of which 125 were
built in the first year of production (1954), was named in honour of the founder. It was a 125cc,
single cylinder, two-stroke, street bike patterned after the German DKW RT125 (which
the British munitions firm, BSA, had also copied in the post-war era and manufactured as
the Bantam and Harley-Davidson as the Hummer). In 1955,[5] the success of the YA-1 resulted in the
founding of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
Yamaha has grown to become the world's largest manufacturer of musical instruments (including
pianos, "silent" pianos, drums, guitars, brass instruments, woodwinds, violins, violas, celli,
and vibraphones), as well as a leading manufacturer of semiconductors, audio/visual, computer
related products, sporting goods, home appliances, specialty metals and industrial robots.[6]
In 1988, Yamaha shipped the world's first CD recorder.[7][chronology citation needed] Yamaha
purchased Sequential Circuits in 1988.[8] It bought a majority stake (51%) of competitor Korg in 1987,
which was bought out by Korg in 1993.[9]
In the late 1990s, Yamaha released a series of portable battery operated keyboards under the PSS
and the PSR range of keyboards. The Yamaha PSS-14 and PSS-15 keyboards were upgrades to
the Yamaha PSS-7 and were notable for their short demo songs, short selectable phrases, funny
sound effects and distortion and crackly sounds progressing on many volume levels when battery
power is low.[10]
In 2002, Yamaha closed down its archery product business that was started in 1959. Six archers in
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products.[11]
It acquired German audio software manufacturers Steinberg in January 2005, from Pinnacle
Systems.
In July, 2007, Yamaha bought out the minority shareholding of the Kemble family in Yamaha-Kemble
Music (UK) Ltd, Yamaha's UK import and musical instrument and professional audio equipment
sales arm, the company being renamed Yamaha Music U.K. Ltd in autumn 2007.[12] Kemble & Co.
Ltd, the UK piano sales & manufacturing arm was unaffected.[13]
On December 20, 2007, Yamaha made an agreement with the Austrian Bank BAWAG P.S.K. Group
BAWAG to purchase all the shares of Bösendorfer,[14] intended to take place in early 2008. Yamaha
intends to continue manufacturing at the Bösendorfer facilities in Austria.[15] The acquisition
of Bösendorfer was announced after the NAMM Show in Los Angeles, on January 28, 2008. As of
February 1, 2008, Bösendorfer Klavierfabr Korg in 1993.[9]
In the late 1990s, Yamaha released a series of portable battery operated keyboards under the PSS
and the PSR range of keyboards. Korg in 1993.[9]
In the late 1990s, Yamaha released a series of portable battery operated keyboards under the PSS
and the PSR range of keyboards. The Yamaha PSS-14 and PSS-15 keyboards were upgrades to
the Yamaha PSS-7 and were notable for their short demo songs, short
Korg in 1993.[9]
In the late 1990s, Yamaha released a series of portable battery operated keyboards under the PSS
and the PSR range of keyboards. The Yamaha PSS-14 and PSS-15 keyboards were upgrades to
the Yamaha PSS-7 and were notable for their short demo songs, short Yamaha Corporation is also
widely known for their music teaching programme that began in the 1950s.
Yamaha electronics have proven to be successful, popular and respected products. For example,
the Yamaha YPG-625 was awarded "Keyboard of the Year" and "Product of the Year" in 2007
from The Music and Sound Retailer magazine.[17] Other noteworthy Yamaha electronics include
the SHS-10 Keytar, a consumer-priced keytar which offered MIDI output features normally found on
much more expensive keyboards.
Other companies in the Yamaha group include:

 Bösendorfer Klavierfabrik GmbH, Vienna, Austria.

 Yamaha Motor Company
 Yamaha Fine Technologies Co., Ltd.
 Yamaha Golf Cart Company
 Yamaha Livingtec Corporation
 Yamaha Metanix Corporation
 Yamaha Music Communications Co., Ltd.
 Yamaha Pro Audio
 Korg in 1993.[9]
In the late 1990s, Yamaha released a series of portable battery operated keyboards under the PSS
and the PSR range of keyboards. The Yamaha PSS-14 and PSS-15 keyboards were upgrades to
the Yamaha PSS-7 and were notable for their short demo songs, short Korg in 1993.[9]
In the late 1990s, Yamaha released a series of portable battery operated keyboards under the PSS
and the PSR range of keyboards. The Yamaha PSS-14 and PSS-15 keyboards were upgrades to
the Yamaha PSS-7 and were notable for their short demo songs, short Korg in 1993.[9]
In the late 1990s, Yamaha released a series of portable battery operated keyboards under the PSS
and the PSR range of keyboards. The Yamaha PSS-14 and PSS-15 keyboards were upgrades to
the Yamaha PSS-7 and were notable for their short demo songs, short Korg in 1993.[9]
 In the late 1990s, Yamaha released a series of portable battery operated keyboards under
the PSS and the PSR range of keyboar range of keyboards. The Yamaha PSS-14 and PSS-
15 keyboards were upgrades to the Yamaha PSS-7 and were notable for their short demo
range of keyboards. The Yamaha PSS-14 and PSS-15 keyboards were upgrades to the
Yamaha PSS-7 and were notable for their short demo range of keyboards. The Yamaha
PSS-14 and PSS-15 keyboards were upgrades to the Yamaha PSS-7 and were notable for
their short demo ds. The Yamaha PSS-14 and PSS-15 keyboards were upgrades to the
Yamaha PSS-7 and were notable for their short demo songs, short