Yamaha Corporation
The 3rd “Musical Instrument Wood” exhibition will be held at Yamaha Ginza store. “Diversity Clarinet” that faces the diversity of wood will be exhibited
Period: December 6, 2023 (Wednesday) – May 27, 2024 (Monday) Location: Yamaha Ginza Store 1st floor
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Yamaha Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the Company) will be holding the “Musical Instrument Tree” Exhibition, which will provide information about the wood used in musical instruments and our efforts to conserve wood and forests, as well as display related prototypes. will be held at Yamaha Ginza store from December 2022. In the third installment, four prototypes of “Diversity Clarinet” “KINTSUGI”, “SHIRATA”, “FUMOKU”, and “IRIKAWA” will be released together with the first “Upcycling Guitar” and the second “Sustainable Keyboard” on December 6, 2023. It will be on display from Sunday (Wednesday) to May 27, 2024 (Monday).
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“Diversity Clarinet” (from left: FUMOKU, SHIRATA, upper right IRIKAWA, lower right KINTSUGI)
“Diversity Clarinet” purposely uses wood that is not used in the production process, which emphasizes uniformity. We created a unique clarinet by taking advantage of the diversity of natural wood, such as cracks, chips, and holes that occur during the wood’s growth process. “KINTSUGI” uses the traditional Japanese repair technique
“Kintsugi” to repair defects in wood and decorate it with gold. In addition, “SHIRATA”, “FUMOKU”, and “IRIKAWA” are one-of-a-kind products that bring out defects such as shirata, fumoku, and irikawa* as the diverse characteristics of the wood. It’s a clarinet. Through the production of the Diversity Clarinet, we are exploring ways to effectively utilize limited natural materials while
confronting the individuality of wood and making the most of its unique characteristics. At the same time, we are also conducting research aimed at making more effective use of resources by partially supplementing defective wood. Furthermore, we are also researching molded wood technology that uses wood chips and laminated wood that uses general-purpose wood, and are also working on the development of new materials to replace conventional solid wood. This exhibition will also introduce these efforts.
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Clarinet parts repaired with buried wood
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Clarinet parts complemented with resin
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Clarinet parts made from 100% wood chips
Outline of the 3rd “Diversity Clarinet” of “Musical Instrument Tree” Exhibition Period: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 to Monday, May 27, 2024 *Same as Yamaha Ginza store business days and hours
Venue: Yamaha Ginza store 1st floor (7-9-14 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) Price: Free admission, no reservations required
Website: https://retailing.jp.yamaha.com/shop/ginza/experience_area/event/detail?id=4678 *Shirata: The white part of the wood that is close to the bark. Fumoku: Twisted, mottled, and patterned patterns of fibers caused by the growth environment of the tree.
Irikawa: The part where the bark is damaged during the growth process and the tissue does not grow and the skin is rolled up.
-Reference information-
A special exhibition “Musical Instrument Tree” will be held at Yamaha Ginza store. The first exhibition will be “Upcycling Guitar” (December 5, 2022)
https://www.yamaha.com/ja/news_release/2022/22120501/
The second special exhibition “Musical Instrument Tree” will be held at Yamaha Ginza store. Two types of “sustainable keyboards” will be exhibited (May 31, 2023)
https://www.yamaha.com/ja/news_release/2023/23053101/
Marimba exhibits two types of “upcycling guitars” made from piano wood (September 6, 2023)
https://www.yamaha.com/ja/news_release/2023/23090602/
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