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February 29, 2016 05:34 PM

Japan Musical Instruments Association to be Re-organized

Japan Musical Instruments Association with Takuya Nakata as its president staged 2016 first directors’ meeting on February 5 at Arcadia Ichigaya, Tokyo, and announced it would re-organize the association to be a general incorporated association in April to provide the members with renewed benefits as; 1. Advanced services for their successful business, 2. Enhanced promotion of music making for the market and end user, and 3. Intensified organizational activities. Upgraded member services i...

February 29, 2016 05:33 PM

Yamano Music Opens 1st Shop in Nishinomiya

Tokyo-based Yamano Music opened 1st retail shop in Nishinomiya area at Nishinomiya Gardens, one of the largest shopping complexes just connected to Hankyu Nishinomiya Railway Station on February 12. It’s a full line store having keyboards, wind instruments, acoustic guitars, printed music and music teaching studios on 287 sq. meter space. There is Nishinomiya Art & Culture Center, a cultural base for the local community in the neighborhood. Music teaching classes provide Yamano origina...

February 29, 2016 05:33 PM

Sales for Music Streaming Rose in 2015

Japan Record Trading Association recently announced that sales of music streaming in 2015 were 47.1 billion yen, an 8% increase, which represents growth in 2 consecutive years. While overall sales for music downloading slightly declined, it was offset by album streaming for PC and smartphone, and subscription streaming with an 11% increase to 9.229 billion yen, and a 58% increase to 12.393 billion yen, respectively. ...

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JAPAN PIANO ATLAS 2017

List of Japanese & imported pianos manufactured from 1946 to 2017. A full list of Japanese pianos with serial numbers, specifications, finishes, photos. A list of imported pianos with brand names, model numbers, finishes, and retail prices. A must for used piano dealers.

* 63 brand names, 1,600 models, serial numbers.
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* Japan Piano Atlas 2008 and 2013 editions now come in one single publication and updated. The 2008 and 2013 editions are out of print.

Piano Nomenclatur (Far East version)

Piano vocabulary listing the parts of the piano, the name of the part, the adjustment criteria of the action etc. in four languages.

* Far East version of Piano Nomenclature originally written by Nikolaus Schimmel /H. K. Herzog
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