Yamaha Drumsis a subsidiary of theYamaha Corporationfounded in 1967. The company manufactures acoustic and electronicdrum kitsas well aspercussion instruments,marching bandequipment, anddrum hardware.
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Musical instruments |
| Founded | 1967inJapan |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 3 (Japan,Indonesia,China) |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Acousticandelectronic drumkits,hardware |
| Parent | Yamaha Corporation |
| Website | yamahadrums |
Production
editMost of Yamaha's drums are manufactured at two different locations in Asia. Their factory inOsakaproduces their high-end professional drums as well as all of their marching percussion. The research and development of new products also takes place there. Marketing is managed from the Yamaha Corp. headquarters inHamamatsu.The factory inChinaproduced the entry-level GigMaker kit and the intermediate-kit Stage Custom Birch. Their factory inIndonesiaproduces the Tour Custom series. The Indonesian factory uses the same machinery and techniques in their drum shells and all of the craftsmen working there are trained by Japanese craftsmen from the Osaka site. The only difference between these two plants is that the Osaka plant uses the more exclusive woods (maple,birchandoak)[1][dead link]
Acquisition of Premier
editIn 1987, Yamaha acquired thePremier Percussionfactory in England in an attempt to establish the Yamaha name in the tougher European market. Yamaha placed machinery and trained the Premier craftsmen in the "Yamaha-way" of making drums, resulting in Premier producing a large number of Yamaha drums "made in England." In 1992, Yamaha withdrew and sold their stock shares back to Premier.[2][3]
See also
edit- John B. Riley
- Yamaha DTX seriesWikipedia listing of Yamaha's electronic drum and percussion sets.
References
edit- ^""Absolute knowledge" on official website ".
- ^"The Rocky History Of Premier Drums".August 24, 2011.
- ^"Home - Premier Drums".www.premier-percussion.com.March 30, 2022.
