1954 November |
- Founded Toyama Manufacturing Company
- Making best use of the design and techniques of our molding, production of AULOS recorders started (using urea resin)
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1960 March |
- Established a factory in Kitamoto City in Saitama Prefecture
- Made advances in production, precision and mass production started
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1961 November |
- Changed company name to Toyama Musical Instrument Co., Ltd.
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1966 October |
- World’s first production of ABS resin recorders started
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1968 October |
- Production of Fife made from ABS resin started
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1978 October |
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1981 January |
- Exhibited NAMM SHOW (Chicago) of American Musical Instrument Fair
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1982 February |
- Exhibited the world’s largest Musical Instrument Fair, Musikmesse (Frankfurt) for the first time (since then every year)
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1983 September |
- Started production of world’s first Bass recorder made from resin
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1985 November |
- Started production of world’s first Flauto Traverso made from resin
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1989 August |
- Completed Symphony series line-up (from Garklein to Bass)
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1994 June |
- Nobuo Toyama, our founder received an award for distinguished service from American Recorder Society
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2000 November |
- Started production of Shinobue from ABS resin
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