While most of us associate the Yamaha name with motorcycles, it actually first started with music. Torakusu Yamaha built his first reed organ in 1887, launching a company that became Japan's top piano ...

In the early years of electrification, when electricity was beginning to shape the modern world, this new technology was being put to use in many more places than turning motors and providing lighting ...

In the early 20th century, Chicago became an epicenter for the manufacture of musical instruments. Credit: Illustration by Frank Okay Like a giant urban phoenix, Chicago rose from the ashes of the ...