Yamaha started life in 1887 when a school Torakusu organ repair and Yamaha decided to try to build a business and selling these instruments. Torakusu always been good working with machines such as training as a watchmaker, has worked for the hospital facilities were repaired.
He founded the Yamaha Organ Company built and sold his first successful organ procurement tool and began to enter into a significant export to be shipped from 78 organsAsia in 1892. In 1897 the company was expanded and the name was changed to Nippon Gakki Company Limited Torakusu Yamaha its first president. In early 1900, have produced high quality musical instruments and began to design and quality furniture and a prize in the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis for their pianos and organs. The company continues to grow and introduce new products, although most are concentrated on the music and sound on the market. 1922 saw the hand-operated phonographSound production and research have been well established, keeping in the forefront of design and audio production.
Genichi Kawakami was a graduate of the School in 1934 Takachiho commercial and joined the company in July 1937 and began his work as manager of the factory of musical instruments from there to the manager. At the age of 38 in 1950 became its president and the company was an important turning point in the direction of this company. At this pointBusiness boomed, and Genichi decided to look at other products and overseas markets for different companies.
After looking at many products to start the development and production of sewing machines for auto parts and accessories, decided that it was the motorcycle market to pursue. He visited with some of its managers and engineers, many manufacturers in Europe and America for a reconnaissance mission before a motorcycle productionTo produce a work on its machines. The first to be built in 1955, a 125cc machine called Yai and the nick name translated means red Akatombo the dragonfly. This was certainly also make a 10,000 km, to ensure that the machine was taken in a reliable and thoroughly tested. In the same year produced in Japan was the race bike races and won producers established. This machine was very popular and the factory immediately started working on amore than a motorcycle 175cc machine, the YCI would be called.
Genichi was determined to press quickly and in 1958 joined a Japanese built car in a Grand Prix in Catalina in the United States, where he finished an impressive sixth. Wasting no time, took advantage of this recognition by the import of motorcycles through a distributor in the U.S. and European markets. The bike has been a success and has expanded in the Navy in 1960 for the production of both engines and to buildBoats with new technologies such as plastic optical fiber. Shortly after boarding a boat in the marine, is the first CAT-21 and Yamaha outboard motor, the P-7 were produced and the company is today one of the largest boat and outboard motor manufacturer in the world today .
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