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“Make people happy through music” Suzuki Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. supports a wide range of people from educational settings to music lovers.

Suzuki Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is a musical instrument manufacturer whose founder, Mr. Manji Suzuki, began manufacturing harmonicas 71 years ago.

Suzuki Musical Instruments Manufacturing’s musical instruments are designed and created to bring happiness to everyone who enjoys music, including providing musical instruments to educational settings. Among these products, the main product, the Melodion, was developed by the company as Japan’s first keyboard harmonica.

Suzuki Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is the only manufacturer that still manufactures keyboard harmonicas in Japan. In addition, our ingenious musical instruments, such as recorders, electronic musical instruments, and percussion instruments, are supported by music lovers both in Japan and abroad.

” Make you happy with music.”

This month’s recommended product is “Suzuki Musical Instruments Manufacturing”♪♪

The history of Suzuki Musical Instruments Manufacturing, which began with the production of harmonicas.

In 1953, the founder, Mr. Manji Suzuki, started manufacturing harmonicas independently from Kawai Musical Instruments with the desire to make harmonicas that were uniquely his own.

The following year, he established Suzuki Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and began making musical instruments in earnest.

Founder Mr. Manji Suzuki (1923-2020)

A person who loves harmonicas, is not afraid to take on new challenges, and has loved the field of musical instrument making all his life. He was nicknamed “Oyaji” by his employees.

In 1963, with the development of the keyboard harmonica “Melodeon”, we expanded our business as an educational musical instrument manufacturer, and currently manufacture over 200 types of musical instruments.

We have six group companies in Japan and three overseas, centered around Suzuki Musical Instruments Manufacturing, and are active as a company that supports music lovers around the world.

Highly praised by professional musicians! Suzuki musical instruments harmonica

Suzuki Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. started with the harmonica.

Another appeal of Suzuki Musical Instruments is that they have a large selection of harmonicas, from standard models to unique models.

The company’s harmonicas are also known for their sophistication, as they carry out the entire process in-house, from development to manufacturing.

It is said that many professional musicians use it because it produces a good sound even with a small amount of breath and allows for more detailed performance expression. For example, the 10-hole harmonica is used by Mr. Kazutoshi Sakurai of Mr.children, and the chromatic harmonica is used by Mr. Stevie Wonder.

The only musical instrument manufacturer! Manufacture keyboard harmonica domestically

Suzuki Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. developed the keyboard harmonica “Melodeon” in 1961, and it became popular in educational settings.

Suzuki Musical Instruments Manufacturing’s keyboard harmonica has a wide variety of variations and is used in a variety of situations outside of educational settings. It is also popular as a musical instrument that adults can enjoy, including professional models, electric-acoustic models, and range-specific models.

The important parts related to sound are carefully crafted one by one by craftsmen, and the sound is checked many times before completion.

You can watch the process of making a keyboard harmonica on Suzuki Musical Instruments Manufacturing’s official YouTube channel.

Please check it out!

「https://youtu.be/yMY35IJCP4g」

Can be enjoyed by toddlers! ♪Original musical instruments from Suzuki Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Suzuki Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. manufactures many original musical instruments in addition to harmonicas and melodeons.

This time, we will introduce two of the most popular types.

 

tone chime

A tone chime is a long, slender, handbell-like instrument with each note separated.

When you hold it in your hand and swing it forward, the head hits the main body and makes a sound. It is an instrument where each person is in charge of their own sound, and everyone’s sounds overlap to create a beautiful tone and create wonderful music.

 

bellharmony desk type

The bell harmony desk type is a bell with 1 octave and 8 notes that is color-coded by tone.

Place it on a desk or other surface and tap the cap on the top of the instrument to play. Even if you don’t know Do-Re-Mi, you can identify the sounds by color, so it’s a musical instrument that even small children can enjoy.

"Omnicord", which was also used by the legendary rock star David Bowie, is now available as a reprint!

The electronic musical instrument “Omnichord”, released in 1981, is an electronic musical instrument that is loved by musicians around the world.

Sales ended after the OM-300 released in 1996, but its popularity has not declined since then, and in June 2024, the “Omnicode OM-108” with new functions will be released as a reprint. Sold.

The appeal of the Omnichord is that it allows you to play chords with the touch of a button.

Did you find it difficult to memorize chords when you first learned to play the guitar?

Omnichord, which allows you to express chords with a single button, is loved by people all over the world because even beginners of music can easily enjoy it.

Professionally tuned one by one ♪ Mini harmonica “minore” for souvenirs

The mini harmonica “minore”, which is only about 4 centimeters long, is also available in original designs. This popular item is also sold as a souvenir at Hamanako Music Box Museum and Hamamatsu City Musical Instrument Museum.

Each piece is carefully tuned, so you can enjoy a full-fledged performance even though it is small. It has a vocal range of more than one octave, and can play a surprisingly large number of songs.

“minore” can also be made with an original design for orders of 50 or more pieces. Why not use it as a souvenir or novelty item?

Suzuki musical instrument products are also available at Neo Parsa Hamamatsu on the Shin-Tomei Expressway.

Representative products we carry include the “10-hole harmonica M-20,” “kalimba and sheet music set,” and “magic whistle.” There are about 15 items on sale, including sheet music for harmonica.

A message to our readers from Nao Suzuki, Sales Department, Suzuki Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Suzuki Musical Instruments’ instruments, including harmonicas and melodeons, are not only beautiful in tone, but also unique and durable enough to be used for many years to come. It’s packed with a lot.

Nearby items such as the mini harmonica “minore” can be purchased at the Hamanako Music Box Museum and the Hamamatsu City Musical Instrument Museum, so be sure to pick one up and experience for yourself how small but sophisticated it can be played as a musical instrument. I think so!

 

What did you think? This month’s recommendation is “Suzuki Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.”

You can actually hold the instrument in your hands at each store, so if you’re interested, please check it out♪

 

[Suzuki Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.]

2-25-7 Ryoke, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture

TEL　053(461)2325

[Official homepage]

「https://www.suzuki-music.co.jp/」

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A drop of nature grown in Hamamatsu Tenryu Forest. “Kuromoji tea” made from trees

This year too, the delicious treasure grown in the forest, “Kicoro forest scented tea,” will be coming to town.

It is Kuromoji tea from Tenryu Forest, which was created with the idea of ​​being an “entrance to get people interested in the forest,” and is harvested only once a year in early spring.

I first encountered this tea four years ago. At a cafe in Tenryu Ward, a friend recommended it to me and said, “This Kuromoji tea is delicious. It’s made from wood.” When I asked her, “What is a tree? You mean the leaves on that tree?”, she answered that they were not actually leaves. When we think of tea, we think of green tea or herbal tea, which is made from soft materials such as leaves and flower petals. So when I was told that it was made from wood, I couldn’t imagine it.

What arrived on the table was a gentle pink tea with a very nice aroma that overturned the image of “wood”.

You may not be familiar with the “Kuromoji” tree, but you might know it as a sweet toothpick used to cut up Japanese sweets and bring them to your mouth.

Nowadays, many of them are made of plastic or other wood, but they were originally made from the Kuromoji tree, which has a pleasant aroma and antibacterial properties. It is well known that when Sen no Rikyu, a famous tea master, made tea for Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he offered them a freshly shaved fragrant toothpick from a branch of the Kuromoji tree in his garden. The scent of Kuromoji may have soothed the spirits of war-torn military commanders.

Japanese sweets and Kuromoji cutting sweets

Kuromoji is said to be an aromatic native to Japan, and its refreshing yet sweet scent is said to have antiviral and relaxing effects. It is said that it is also included in Chanel No. 5, and it is a tree that is like the savior of today’s times.

Kuromoji has been drunk for treatment and health since ancient times. A herbal medicine called Usho is made from the leaves and branches, and it is also brewed and drunk as a health tea. So, what is the difference between Tenryu no Mori’s Kuromoji tea and the health teas that have been drunk up until now?

The person who makes Tenryu Forest’s Kuromoji tea is Mr. Takeshi Maeda, who works as a “visible woodcutter” to connect the mountains and the city. Even though I don’t like the outdoors or the rain, I was selfish because I wanted to see the black moji tree. Then, on a rainy day at the start of the rainy season, Mr. Maeda showed me around Kikoro Forest in Tenryu.

Only one company in Japan! Showa Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Kamijima, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu City), which only makes harmonicas

This year marks the 77th anniversary of Showa Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd., the only musical instrument manufacturer in Japan that exclusively deals with harmonicas.

The founder, Mr. Rikuhei Suyama, worked as a banker and trained as a harmonica craftsman, before starting a harmonica factory in Sunayama-cho, Hamamatsu City with three friends in 1947.

After that, the second generation, Mr. Yoshinori Suyama, developed a new way to preserve the tradition and let more people know about the appeal of the harmonica as a musical instrument, so that people could easily pick up the harmonica as a souvenir from Hamamatsu. I did. As a souvenir symbolizing Hamamatsu, the city of music, it is sold inside Hamamatsu Station and service areas in Shizuoka Prefecture.

Currently, the third generation of the company, Ms. Fumiko Suyama, works with her family to carefully manufacture each harmonica by hand, using the same craftsmanship that has remained unchanged since the company’s founding.

I have been devoted to harmonica for 77 years. This month’s recommended product is “Showa Musical Instrument Manufacturing Co., Ltd.”♪

 

Hamamatsu Illuminations 2024-2025 6 Recommendations | A winter landscape woven with light art

The illuminations are beautiful lighting displays that brighten up winter nights and invite visitors into a fantastical world.

Photo courtesy of Hamamatsu Flower Park

This year, a spectacular illumination event is being held in Hamamatsu, impressing viewers.

Here we will introduce a carefully selected list of recommended illumination spots in Hamamatsu City and Kosai City.
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