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The ensuing years would reveal Koichi Kawai’s extraordinary genius for design and innovation. He led the research and development team that introduced pianos to his country. Later, he became the first in Japan to design and build a complete piano action, receiving many patents for his designs and inventions. It was an impressive beginning ...
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HQ of Kawai Musical Instruments in Hamamatsu Shigeru Kawai Grand Piano. Koichi Kawai, the company founder, was born in Hamamatsu, Japan in 1886. His neighbor, Torakusu Yamaha, a watchmaker and reed organ builder, took him in as an apprentice. Kawai became a member of the research and development team that introduced pianos to Japan.
- August 1927; 96 years ago
- Musical instruments
- 2,813 (2020)
Koichi Kawai, our founder, dreamed of building the world’s finest piano. Now after a long history of technical innovations and quality craftsmanship, it is as though his dream has come true… today we bring the consumer a quality piano value.
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Koichi Kawai established the Kawai Musical Instruments Research Laboratory. 1928: First Kawai grand piano. 1929: Company name changed to Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Company. 1930: Manufacture of reed organs begins. 1934: Manufacture of harmonicas begins. 1935: Corporate structure expanded to partnership basis.
Jun 26, 2017 · By Blake Cooper. The Kawai Piano Story. The story of Kawai Pianos must look back at the life and career of the founder of the company, Koichi Kawai, who is well known in the Japanese music industry for his innovative and forward thinking view of the construction of musical instruments.
