Yamaha Logo — Yamaha Corporation is a Japanese with a wide range of products and services, above all, musical instruments and electronics.Founded in 1890 as a factory for pianos and harmoniums by Torakusu Yamaha as Nippon Gakki Company, Limitedin Hamamatsu , Shizuoka Prefecture , and is the October 12th of 1897 . The origin of this company as a musical instrument factory is still reflected in the logo of the group, formed by three forks crossed.
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The production of musical instruments is diversifying and increasing quality. In 1930 Yamaha created the first research room acoustics in the world, and in 1931 its engineers review the acoustics of the new building of the Japanese Diet . Because of its timber handling experience during the war is engaged in manufacturing propellers for aircraft wood, then metal. After World War II the company president, Genichi Kawakami decided to give it a new use for the equipment acquired during the war and used the ability of the metals company to start building motorcycles. The YA-1 (alias Akatombo, the “Red Dragonfly”) of which 125 were made in the first year of construction ( 1954 ) were named after the founder of the company. Urban bike was a 125 cc engine, single cylinder, two stroke, inspired by the German DKW RT 125 (which also inspired the Bantam of the English company of ammunition BSA , and the Harley-Davidson Hummer ). In 1955 , the success of the YA-1 brought the founding of Yamaha Motor Corporation . More