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| Torakusu Yamaha builds his first reed organ and begins taking orders for more. |
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| Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. is established with Torakusu Yamaha as president. |
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| The company fulfills its first export order: 78 organs for Southeast Asia. |
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| Yamaha begins making upright pianos. |
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| Yamaha produces its first grand piano. |
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| The company makes use of its woodworking expertise to begin building fine furniture. |
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| A Yamaha piano and organ are awarded the Honorary Grand Prize at the St. Louis World's Fair. |
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| Yamaha introduces its first harmonica and, later that year, begins exporting harmonicas worldwide. |
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| Yamaha begins production of high-quality hand-wound phonographs. |
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| Yamaha opens the world's first acoustics research room. |
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| Yamaha engineers the acoustics of Japan's new Diet halls. |
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| Yamaha begins production of pipe organs. |
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| Yamaha creates its first acoustic guitar. |
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| The Yamaha Building opens on Tokyo's Ginza. |
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| President Genichi Kawakami begins seriously to investigate overseas markets. |
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| The Yamaha Music School system is inaugurated. |
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| Yamaha manufactures its first Hi-Fi Player. |
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| The company's expertise in metallurgical technologies leads to the manufacture of the first Yamaha motorcycle, the YA-1. First-year production: 125. |
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| The company forms its first overseas subsidiary, Yamaha de Mexico S.A. |
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| The Yamaha Technical Laboratories are opened. |
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| Yamaha develops an electronic organ, the Electone. |
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| Yamaha takes advantage of its materials expertise to create a line of fiberglass-reinforced archery equipment. |
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| Yamaha founds a U.S. subsidiary. |
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| Following on the success of Yamaha archery equipment, the company develops and markets the first FRP skis.
Yamaha diversifies into the manufacture and sales of alloys. |
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| Yamaha Recreation Co., Ltd., is formed. |
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| Yamaha holds the first Electone Concours. |
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| Yamaha begins producing wind instruments. |
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| The first overseas Yamaha Music School opens in Los Angeles. |
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| Yamaha expands into Europe with the founding of Yamaha Europa GmbH, in West Germany. |
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| The Yamaha Music Foundation is established. |
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| Yamaha markets its first guitars and drums. |
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| Yamaha Music Schools open in Mexico, Canada and Thailand. |
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| Yamaha opens Nemu-no-Sato, a unique resort devoted to music as well as recreation. |
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| Yamaha unveils the CF concert grand piano. |
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| Yamaha produces its first line of hi-fi stereo equipment. |
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| Sviatoslav Richter uses a CF concert grand for his Italian tour. |
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| In Tokyo, Yamaha stages the First World Popular Song Festival. |
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| Yamaha begins semiconductor production. |
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| Yamaha sponsors the First Junior Original Concert. |
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| Yamaha launches wind instruments developed in cooperation with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. |
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| Yamaha debuts the NS1000M speaker, with a beryllium diaphragm, as well as the company's first synthesizer, the CSY-1, and mixing console, the PM-1000. |
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| Yamaha opens the Tsumagoi resort for music and sports. |
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| In West Germany, Yamaha sponsors the first Junior Original Concert to be held outside Japan. |
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| Yamaha sports equipment manufacturing diversifies into tennis rackets. |
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| Full-scale manufacture and marketing of Yamaha fine furniture begins. |
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| Yamaha begins production of electric and electronic pianos. |
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| Yamaha opens the Atelier for Wind Instruments in Tokyo. |
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| Yamaha opens the Atelier for Wind Instruments in Hamburg. |
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| Yamaha opens the Piano Technical Academy in Tokyo. |
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| PortaSound, a portable keyboard, is marketed. |
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| Yamaha develops a line of carbon composite golf clubs. |
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| Yamaha introduces a compact disc player, the CD-1. |
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| Yamaha markets its first Disklavier. |
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| Yamaha markets the Clavinova, an electronic piano, and the DX-7 Digital Synthesizer. |
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| Yamaha debuts the CF concert grand piano. |
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| Yamaha begins production of custom-made LSIs. |
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| Yamaha synthesizes a range of proprietary technologies to produce its first industrial robots. |
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| The Yamaha R&D Studio opens in Tokyo. |
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| Yamaha markets the DSP-1 Digital Sound Field Processor. |
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| The Atelier for Wind Instruments opens in Vienna. |
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| The Piano Artist Service Center (C.E.A.A.) opens in Paris. |
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| Yamaha opens the R&D Studio in London. |
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| In Tokyo, Yamaha stages the First Band Explosion World Final. |
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| The company name is officially changed to "Yamaha Corporation" to mark the 100th anniversary of its founding. |
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| The Museum of Modern Art, New York, acquires the Wind MIDI Controller WX7 for its collection. |
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| Yamaha ships the world's first CD recorder. |
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| Yamaha opens a showroom in what was formerly East Berlin. |
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| Production of pianos and wind instruments both surpass the 5-million mark. |
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| The Junior Original Concert program celebrates its 20th anniversary. |
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| The Museum of Modern Art, New York, adds the Active Servo Processing Speaker YST-SD 90 to its collection. |
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| Fin Christian Jagge (Norway) wins a gold medal in the Albertville Winter Olympics with PROTO-SL skis. |
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| Yamaha receives a letter of citation from the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. |
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| Kemble & Company (U.K.) receives the Queen's Award for Export Achievement. |
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| Yamaha creates the world's first forged titanium golf clubs. |
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| Yamaha debuts the Silent Piano series, the VL1 and VP1 Virtual Acoustic Synthesizers, and the CD-Recorder CDE-100, CDE-100H10. |
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| Yamaha markets the Grand Piano Silent Series. |
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| Yamaha introduces the Silent Brass System and the GranTouch digital piano. |
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| Yamaha Kagoshima Semiconductor facilities achieve ISO14001 Certification. |
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| Stanford University and Yamaha unveil the Sondius-XG joint licensing program. |
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| Ryuichi Sakamoto debuts Internet MIDI Live. |
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| Yamaha markets a Silent Violin. |
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| Kakegawa Piano Factory and Yamaha Electronics Manufacturing (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. achieve ISO14001 Certification. |
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| Denis Matsuev plays a CFIIIS concert grand to place first in the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition. |
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| Yamaha markets a Silent Cello. |
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| Yamaha combines proprietary technologies to create the Digital Sound Field Processor, a standard-setting home theater system. |
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| Yamaha's Iwata Metal, Yamaha Metanix Inc. and Saitama Brass factories achieve ISO14001 Certification. |
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| Yamaha markets a multimedia speaker system for PCs. |
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| Yamaha launches the mLAN (New Digital Network Interface Technology) Licensing Campaign. |
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| Yamaha begins Mobile Phone Ringer Melody Distribution Service in Japan and Taiwan. |
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| Yamaha crafts a selection of commemorative pianos to celebrate one hundred years of piano manufacturing. |
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| Yamaha founds a record company, Yamaha Music Communications Co., Ltd. |
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Yamaha establishes Audio & Video Products Sales Subsidiary in Shanghai.
All Yamaha Production Sites achieve ISO14001 Certification.
Yamaha establishes Musical Instrument Sales Subsidiary in South Korea.
Yamaha markets a Silent Guitar. |
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Yamaha closes Archery Products Business.
Yamaha markets a Silent Viola.
Yamaha markets an Elecrtic Violin.
Yamaha establishes Investment Holding Company in China
Yamaha establishes AV/IT Manufacturing Company in Suzhou, China, Yamaha
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Yamaha establishes Holding Company in Europe. |
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Yamaha markets "Vocaloid" Singing Synthesis Technology.
Yamaha establishes Musical Instrument Manufacturing Subsidiary in China
Yamaha withdraws from CD-R/RW Business |
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