By Toma

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• By Tomaž Kavšek 3.b

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Yamaha Corp.

• Established in 1887 by Torakusu Yamaha
• as Nippon Gakki Co. Ltd. (Nippon Gakki Seizo
  Kabushiki Gaisha Literally Japan Musical
  Instrument Manufacturing Co.) in Hamamatsu,
  Shizuoka prefecture
• Incorporated on October 12, 1897
• Logo trio of interlocking forks
• Happening after WWII
• School music program
• http//www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/Catalog/Catal
  og_GSXOXX.html?CTID217500

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Timetable

• In October 1987, on its 100th anniversary, the
  name was changed to The Yamaha Corporation.
• 1955 Company produces its first motorcycle
  through an affiliated company, Yamaha Motor
  Company, Ltd.
• 1989 first CD recorder
• 2002 End of Archery business (six archers in
  five different Olympic Games won gold medals
  using their products)
• July 2007 Yamaha bought minor shares of the
  Kemble family
• Dec. 2007/08 Yamaha purchased Bösendorfer (today
  operates as a subsidiary of Yamaha)

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Products

• Musical instruments (pianos, "silent" pianos,
  drums, guitars, brass instruments, woodwinds,
  violins, violas, celli, vibraphones, and
  saxophones) http//europe.yamaha.com/
• Motorcycles (MotoGP Valentino Rossi, Jorge
  Lorenzo)
• Current standings in MotoGP http//www.yamaha-ra
  cing.com/Racing/motogp/standings/manufacturer_stan
  dings/
• Power sports equipment http//www.highgearpowerspo
  rts.com/
• Electronics http//www.yamaha.com/yec/
• Other (boats, T-shirts advertising stuff,)

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Links

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vQN95wEf-s7w
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vuVER0STLp3o
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vw229i8UEt30
• http//www.yamaha-racing.com/Racing/motogp/
• http//www.yamaha-motor-europe.com/
• http//www.yamaha-europe.com/yamaha_europe/index.h
  tml
• http//www.yamaha.com/drums/home.html

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• 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.
• 1902 Production of grand pianos begins.
• 1930 Company opens an acoustics lab and research
  center.
• 1948 Japan's Education Ministry mandates musical
  education for Japanese children, expanding
  Yamaha's business.
• 1954 Yamaha Music Schools debut.
• 1955 Company produces its first motorcycle
  through an affiliated company, Yamaha Motor
  Company, Ltd.
• 1958 First overseas subsidiary is established in
  Mexico.
• 1967 First concert grand piano is produced.
• 1971 Production of semiconductors begins.
• 1982 The first Disklavier pianos are produced.
• 1983 Company introduces the DX-7 digital
  synthesizer, a top seller.
• 1987 Company changes its name to Yamaha
  Corporation to celebrate the 100th anniversary of
  the firm.
• 1993 The Silent Piano series debuts.
• 2000 Yamaha posts a net loss of 384 million for
  the fiscal year ending in March newly installed
  President Shuji Ito initiates a restructuring
  program.