Yamaha

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Yamaha. Brand name of mus. instrs. manufactured by firm of Nippon Gakki, Hamamatsu, Japan, founded 1887 by Torakusu Yamaha (1851–1916). Makes pfs., elec. orgs., harmoniums, brass and ww. instrs. Yamaha Mus. Sch. founded in Tokyo 1954, Yamaha Foundation for Mus. Education 1966.

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