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YamahaCorporation(Yamaha
KabushikiGaisha)(/jmh/or/jmh/Japanese
pronunciation:[jamaha])isaJapanesemultinational
corporationandconglomeratebasedinJapanwitha
verywiderangeofproductsandservices,
predominantlymusicalinstruments,electronics,
motorcyclesandpowersportsequipment.

YamahaCorporation

Contents
1 History
2 Corporatemission
3 Products
3.1 Synthesizersandsamplers
4 Sportsteams
5 Seealso
6 References
7 Externallinks

TheheadquartersofYamahaCorporation
Nativename

Romanized
name

YamahaKabushikigaisha

Type

Public(K.K.)

Tradedas

TYO:7951(http://www2.tse.or.jp/tseHpFron
t/StockSearch.do?callJorEFlg=1&method=&t
opSearchStr=7951)
OTCQX:YAMCY(http://www.otcmarkets.co
m/stock/YAMCY/quote)

Industry

Conglomerate

Founded

October12,1887

History
Yamahawasestablishedin1887asapianoandreed
organmanufacturerbyTorakusuYamahaasNippon
GakkiCompany,Limited(
NipponGakkiSeizKabushikiKaisha)(literallyJapan
MusicalInstrumentManufacturingCorporation)in
Hamamatsu,Shizuokaprefectureandwasincorporated
onOctober12,1897.Thecompany'soriginsasa
musicalinstrumentmanufacturerarestillreflected
todayinthegroup'slogoatrioofinterlockingtuning
forks.[4]
AfterWorldWarII,companypresidentGenichi
Kawakamirepurposedtheremainsofthecompany's
wartimeproductionmachineryandthecompany's
expertiseinmetallurgicaltechnologiestothe
manufactureofmotorcycles.TheYA1(AKA
Akatombo,the"RedDragonfly"),ofwhich125were
builtinthefirstyearofproduction(1954),wasnamed
inhonourofthefounder.Itwasa125cc,single
cylinder,twostroke,streetbikepatternedafterthe
GermanDKWRT125(whichtheBritishmunitions
firm,BSA,hadalsocopiedinthepostwareraand

Headquarters Hamamatsu,Shizuoka,Japan
Areaserved

Worldwide

Keypeople

TorakusuYamaha,founder
TakuyaNakata, [1]President&Representative
Director

Products

MusicalInstruments,Audioequipment,
Electronics,
YamahaMotorCompany:Motorcycles,
Allterrainvehicle,Wheelchairs,
PersonalWatercraft,MarineEngines,
Partsincludingclothingandhelmets
[2]

Revenue

JPY410.3billion(2014)[3]

Operating
income

JPY25,994million(2014)[3]

Netincome

JPY22,898million(2014)[3]
19,851(2014)

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manufacturedastheBantamandHarleyDavidsonas
theHummer.In1955,[5]thesuccessoftheYA1
resultedinthefoundingofYamahaMotorCo.,Ltd.

Numberof
employees
Subsidiaries

YamahaMotorCompany

Website

yamaha.com(http://www.yamaha.com)

Yamahahasgrowntobecometheworld'slargest
manufacturerofmusicalinstruments(includingpianos,
"silent"pianos,drums,guitars,brassinstruments,woodwinds,
violins,violas,celli,andvibraphones),aswellasaleading
manufacturerofsemiconductors,audio/visual,computer
relatedproducts,sportinggoods,homeappliances,specialty
metalsandindustrialrobots.[6]
In1989,Yamahashippedtheworld'sfirstCDrecorder.
YamahapurchasedSequentialCircuitsin1988.[7]Itboughta
majoritystake(51%)ofcompetitorKorgin1987,whichwas
boughtoutbyKorgin1993.[8]

Externalvideo
OralHistory,HitoshiFukutomereflectson
changesintheindustryduringtheyearshewasaway
fromtheUnitedStates.InterviewdateNovember7,
2013,NAMM(NationalAssociationofMusic
Merchants)OralHistoryLibrary(https://www.nam
m.org/library/oralhistory/hitoshifukutome)

In2002,Yamahacloseddownitsarcheryproductbusinessthatwasstartedin1959.Sixarchersinfivedifferent
OlympicGameswongoldmedalsusingtheirproducts.[9]
ItacquiredGermanaudiosoftwaremanufacturersSteinberginJanuary2005,fromPinnacleSystems.
InJuly,2007,YamahaboughtouttheminorityshareholdingoftheKemblefamilyinYamahaKembleMusic(UK)
Ltd,Yamaha'sUKimportandmusicalinstrumentandprofessionalaudioequipmentsalesarm,thecompanybeing
renamedYamahaMusicU.K.Ltdinautumn2007.[10]Kemble&Co.Ltd,theUKpianosales&manufacturing
armwasunaffected.[11]
OnDecember20,2007,YamahamadeanagreementwiththeAustrianBankBAWAGP.S.K.GroupBAWAGto
purchaseallthesharesofBsendorfer,[12]intendedtotakeplaceinearly2008.Yamahaintendstocontinue
manufacturingattheBsendorferfacilitiesinAustria.[13]TheacquisitionofBsendorferwasannouncedafterthe
NAMMShowinLosAngeles,onJanuary28,2008.AsofFebruary1,2008,BsendorferKlavierfabrikGmbH
operatesasasubsidiaryofYamahaCorp.[14]
YamahaCorporationisalsowidelyknownfortheirmusicteachingprogrammethatbeganinthe1950s.
Yamahaelectronichaveproventobesuccessful,popular,andrespectedproducts.Forexample,theYamahaYPG
625wasgiventheaward"KeyboardoftheYear"and"ProductoftheYear"in2007fromTheMusicandSound
Retailermagazine.[15]OthernoteworthyYamahaelectronicsincludetheSHS10Keytar,aconsumerpricedkeytar
whichofferedMIDIoutputfeaturesnormallyfoundonmuchmoreexpensivekeyboards.
OthercompaniesintheYamahagroupinclude:
BsendorferKlavierfabrikGmbH,Vienna,Austria.
YamahaMotorCompany
YamahaFineTechnologiesCo.,Ltd.
YamahaGolfCartCompany
YamahaLivingtecCorporation
YamahaMetanixCorporation
YamahaMusicCommunicationsCo.,Ltd.
YamahaProAudio
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Corporatemission
Kand()isaJapanesewordusedbyYamahatodescribetheircorporatemission.Kandintranslation
describesthesensationofprofoundexcitementandgratificationderivedfromexperiencingsupremequalityand
performance.[16]SomereasonableEnglishsynonymsare"emotionallytouching"or"emotionallymoving".

Products
Yamahaexpandedintomanydiversebusinessesandproductgroups.The
firstventureintoeachmajorcategoryislistedbelow.[17]
1897Keyboardinstruments(reedorgan,pianosin1900)
1903Furniture
1914Harmonicas
1922Audioequipment(crankphonographfirst)
1942Guitars
1954Smallenginesandvehicles/watercraft(YA1motorcyclefirst)
1959Sportinggoods(startingwitharchery)
1959Musicschools
1961Metalalloys
1965Bandinstruments(trumpetfirst)
1971Semiconductors
1984Industrialrobots
2000Recordedmusic(recordcompanyYMC)
?Motorcycles
?Motorboats

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Synthesizersandsamplers
YamahaannouncedthesingingsynthesizerVocaloidforthefirsttimeat
theGermanfairMusikmesseonMarch59,2003.[18]

YSP2200//G:anawardwinning
innovationfromYamaha.

YamahaalsobegantogetinvolvedwiththesaleandproductionofVocaloidapplicationsthemselveswithLily
beingthefirstLilywaslatersoldviaInternetCo.,Ltd.'swebsite.TheirinvolvementcontinuedwiththeVYseries,
withVY1beingthefirst,releasedindeluxeandstandardeditionsonSeptember1,2010.[19]TheVYseriesisa
seriesdesignedtobeahighqualityproductforprofessionalmusicians.Theseriesisalsodesignedwiththe
intentiontosetanewstandardfortheVocaloidsforhavingnoface,sexorsetvoice,butaredesignedtocomplete
anysong.[20]VY1sawanewapproachtohowthesoftwarehandledthedatabaseofsamplesandimprovedthe
performanceoftheVocaloid2engine.
YamahaannouncedaversionoftheVocaloid2softwarefortheiPhoneandiPad,whichexhibitedattheY2
Autumn2010DigitalContentExpoinJapan.[21][22]Later,thisversionofthesoftwarewasreleasedusingtheVY1
voice.[23][24]VY2willalsobereleasedforthisversionofthesoftware.[25]

Sportsteams
YamahaJubilorugby
JbiloIwataFootball
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Seealso
Listofphonographmanufacturers
ListofYamahaproducts
YamahaMotorCompany
StarMotorcycles
YamahaProAudio
mLAN
YamahaXG

References
1."NotificationofChangeinRepresentativeDirector"(PDF).YamahaCorporation.Retrieved20130715.
2."AnnualReport2014"(PDF).YamahaCorporation.
3.AnnualReport2014,p.10,KeyFigures(http://www.yamaha.com/about_yamaha/ir/publications/pdfdata/2014/ann/an20
14e.pdf#page=12)
4."YamahaCorporateInformation".Globalwebsite.YamahaCorporation.
5."YamahaMotor".ForbesGlobal2000List.
6."YamahaCorporateHistory".YamahaCorporationofAmerica&YamahaCorporation.Retrieved20110426.
7."SequentialCircuits:ProphetSynthesizers5&10(Retro)",SoundOnSound,no.March1999,"19891999In1988,
YamahaboughttherightsandassetsofSCI,andtheserightsincludedtheemploymentcontractsofmanyofthe
company'sdevelopmentteam,includingDaveSmithhimself....Then,in1989,theteammovedtoKorg,wherethey
designedthenowclassicWavestations...."
8.GordonReid,"40YearsOfGear:TheHistoryOfKorg:Part2",SoundOnSound,no.November2002,"1987...
However,in1987,therelationshiptookanotherhugestepforwardwhenYamahaboughtacontrollinginterestinKorg
Inc,effectivelymakingitasubsidiary.,1993...thepreviousfiveyearshadbeenverysuccessful,andTsutomuKatoh
nowhadsomecashathisdisposal.Infact,hehadenoughtobuyoutthemajorityofYamaha'sshareinKorg.Sohedid."
9."YAMAHAtoCloseArcheryProductsBusiness".YamahaCorporation.20020201.Archivedfromtheoriginalon
20040116.Retrieved20080430.
10."CancellationofJointVentureContractsforSalesSubsidiariesinU.K.andSpain".YamahaGlobalwebsite.July10,
2007.
11.Barrett,Andy(July10,2007)."YamahabuysoutKemblefamily".MIPro.
12."CompetitionForBosendorfer".Forbes.20071130.
13."YamahaReachesBasicAgreementwithAustrianBanktoPurchaseAllSharesofBsendorfer".YamahaGlobalwebsite.
December20,2007.
14."BosendorferKlavierfabrikGmbH".BusinessWeek.March3,2008.
15."YPG62588keyWeightedActionPortableGrand".YamhaCorporationofAmerica&YamahaCorporation.
16."YamahaCorporateMission".YamahaMotorUK.
17."YamahaHistory".CorporateInformation,Globalwebsite.YamahaCorporation.Retrieved20121113.
18."NewYamahaVOCALOIDSingingSynthesisSoftwareGeneratesSuperbVocalsonaPC".BusinessWire.
AllBusiness.com.March4,2003.RetrievedOctober25,2010.
19."VY1!"[NewModelVocaloid"VY1"Presentation!](inJapanese).Bplats.August13,
2010.RetrievedAugust13,2010.
20.Okada,Yuka(August13,2010)."VOCALOIDVY1 9"["VY1",a
VocaloidWithNoCharacter,FirstYamahaMade,SoldinSeptember](inJapanese).ITMedia.RetrievedSeptember5,
2010.
21."EXPOVOCALOIDiPadiPhone "[DigitalContentExpo:Vocaloid
BecomesiPad/iPhoneApplications.YamahaDevelopsThose](inJapanese).ITMedia.October14,2010.Retrieved
October17,2010.
22."Y2Autumn2010|DigitalContentExpo2010"(inJapanese).DigitalContentExpo.Archivedfromtheoriginalon
20101007.RetrievedOctober17,2010.
23."iVOCALOIDVY1"(inJapanese).AppleInc.RetrievedDecember13,2010.
24."iVOCALOIDVY1t"(inJapanese).AppleInc.RetrievedDecember13,2010.
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25.Matsuo,Kya(April15,2011)." VY2
"[CodenameIs"Yma".IHeardtheStoryoftheYamahaPureCoolVocalo"VY2"](inJapanese).ITMedia.
RetrievedApril28,2011.

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