History of Yamaha

Yamaha began life in 1887 when Torakusu Yamaha repaired a school organ and decided to try starting a business building and selling these musical instruments. Torakusu was always work well with machines like after training as a watchmaker he convalescent hospital equipment worked.

He founded the company Yamaha organ built and sold his first harmonium with her success and orders for the instrument began to come in with a substantial output of 78 bodies should be sent to Asia in 1892. By 1897 the company was expanding and the name was changed to the Nippon Gakki Company Limited with Torakusu Yamaha its first President. In the early 1900s they produced quality musical instruments and also began designing and creating top quality furniture winning a prize in 1904 on the St Louis world's fair for their pianos and organs. The company continued to grow and to introduce new products, although most in the market for music and sound. 1922 saw hand-operated phonographs produced and research on the acoustics was established keeping them at the forefront of sound technology and production.

Organised 1934 graduated from Takachiho commercial School was closed and in July 1937 the company and went to work his way to the manager of the factory of musical instruments from there to the general manager. By the age of 38 in 1950 he became President of the companies and this was a major turning point in the direction of this company. At this point did the company is well Organised and decided to look at other products and foreign markets for a variety of in the company.

After too many products to start watching were design and manufacture of sewing machines for car spare parts and accessories of motorcycles he decided that the market to continue. Before the establishment of a motorcycle production plant for the production of their own machines, he visited along with some of his managers and engineers many motorcycle factories in Europe and America on fact finding missions. The first was in 1955 to build a 125cc machine called the YAI and nick the Akatombo with the name when translated means the Red dragonfly. This was thoroughly tested on a 10,000 km drive be taken to ensure that the machine reliable and hardy was included. The same year that was produced was introduced in Japan the motorcycle racing competitions and won more than established manufacturers. This machine is popular and the factory immediately began work on a larger machine a 175cc motorcycle that would be called the YCI.

Organised was determined to press quickly and in 1958 introduced a Japanese built machine in a grand prix race in Catalina in the United States where it finished an impressive sixth. No time to waste he exploited this recognition by importing motorcycles through a distributor in the u.s. and European markets. The motorcycle proved a success and he extended to the marine sector in 1960 looking to produce both engines and using new technologies, plastics such as fiberglass boats to build. Shortly after stepping into the marine sector both a boat the CAT-21 and Yamaha outboard motor first is the P-7 were produced and the company is now one of the largest powerboat and outboard motor manufacturers in the world today.

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