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Kawai had grown to over 500 people producing over 1500 pianos per year – and Koichi Kawai had received the prestigious “Blue Ribbon Medal” from the Emperor of Japan, becoming the first person in the musical instrument industry to receive such an honor.
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. [2] . Yamaha died in 1916, and in the 1920s the piano industry faltered in Japan.
Koichi Kawai. Founder • Inventive Genius. It was well over a century ago in Japan that a reed organ builder was struggling alone to build an upright piano from imported parts. One day, he was surprised to see a neighbor’s son riding by on a unique pedal-driven cart, the first ever to travel the roads of Hamamatsu, Japan.
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. The dream of Koichi Kawai does not stop any more than does the need to create and enjoy music.
Information about the Kawai brand, representing the bold ambitions of three generations of family leadership. Philosophy The core values that Kawai aspires too, inspired by the imaginative spirit of company founder, Koichi Kawai.
The young man, Koichi Kawai, the son of a wagon maker, would set out to build his first piano. 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.
Koichi Kawai (1886-1955) A Never-Ending Quest For Perfection. It was nearly a century ago in Japan that an obscure medical instrument technician was struggling alone to build an upright piano from imported parts.
