Yamaha

Yamaha was established in 1887 as a piano and reed organ manufacturer by Torakusu Yamaha as Nippon Gakki Company, Limited (日本楽器製造株式会社 Nippon Gakki Seizō Kabushiki Kaisha?) (literally Japan Musical Instrument Manufacturing Corporation) in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture and was incorporated on October 12, 1897. The company's origins as a musical instrument manufacturer is still reflected today in the group's logo—a trio of interlocking tuning forks. 1887 Torakusu Yamaha builds his first reed organ 1897 Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. (current Yamaha Corporation) is established with capital of 100,000 yen 1900 Begins production of upright pianos 1949 Lists its shares on Tokyo Stock Exchange 1954 Establishes Yamaha Music School and holds pilot classes Produces its first HiFi player (audio product) 1955 Establishes Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Splits off the motorcycle division) 1958 Begins production of sports equipment Establishes first overseas subsidiary in Mexico 1959 Begins production of electronic organ 1960 Establishes Yamaha International Corporation (current Yamaha Corporation of America) 1962 Begins recreation business 1964 Begins production of lifestyle-related products 1965 Begins production of wind instruments 1966 Yamaha Music Foundation is established Expands into Europe with the founding of Yamaha Europa GmbH, in West Germany 1968 Issues shares at market price for the first time in Japan 1971 Begins production of semiconductors 1987 Changes company name to Yamaha Corporation to mark the 100th years in business 2002 Establishes Yamaha Music & Electronics (China) Co., Ltd. Establishes Yamaha Music Holding Europe GmbH (current Yamaha Music Europe GmbH) 2005 Acquires Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH 2007 Establishes music entertainment business holding company 2008 Acquires L. Bösendorfer Klavierfabrik GmbH Acquires NEXO S.A. 2010 Renews Yamaha Ginza Building, a complex including shopping area, concert hall, music studio etc. Transfers shares of the lifestyle-related products subsidiary Completes integration of Japanese piano factories to Kakegawa 2012 Completes integration of Japanese wind instrument factories to Toyooka 125th years in business (October 12th) 2013 Establishes Yamaha Music Japan Co., Ltd. 2014 Establishes three domestic musical instrument and audio equipment production subsidiaries after the split-off and merger Acquires Line 6, Inc. and Revolabs, Inc.