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Our history began in 1887 when Yamaha founder Torakusu Yamaha completed a repair job on a reed organ at a Japanese primary school. Perhaps no one thought at the time that this event would mark the beginning of 130-plus year history during which Yamaha would become a world-leading brand in musical instruments, other products, and services dear to the hearts of people everywhere. True to its slogan, “Sharing Passion & Performance,” the Yamaha Group helps enrich people’s lives day in and day out. Since our founding in 1887, we have offered the world a rich scope of products and services focused on sound and music. We want to create excitement and inspiration everywhere, joyfully highlighting music in life, education, and culture. We are deeply committed to creating customer value by offering products and services that draw on our reservoir of technology, know-how, and musical sensitivities. We have accumulated these values over our long history and are keen to address new challenges with a passion going beyond our customers’ expectations, always renewing our inspiration, and theirs. We are dedicated to engaging proactively with our customers to propose products and services that will stir their hearts over a lifetime. Looking ahead, we will be making every effort to ensure that we continue to be an “Indispensable, Brilliantly Individual Company,” always honouring long and close relationships with our customers.

Founded in 1995, Reed.co.uk was the first recruitment website offered by a recruitment agency in the UK. Since then, Reed.co.uk has grown to become one of the UK's leading jobs and careers sites. Jobs: Each month, more than 11 million people turn to Reed.co.uk in their search for work, making almost 100,000 applications every day. Reed.co.uk features vacancies from over 30,000 recruiters a year, including private and public sector employers and leading recruitment agencies and consultants.. Courses: Every year, 11 million course seekers visit Reed Courses in search of their next learning opportunity. Reed Courses works with around 1,000 respected learning providers to advertise more than 70,000 courses on a wide range of subjects; from accounting and HR, right through to fitness and cooking. Career Advice: Hundreds of thousands of readers visit Reed.co.uk’s Career Advice site every month for expert tips and advice on CVs, cover letters, interviews, professional development and more. Our vision is simple: to connect people to a world of career opportunities online Reed.co.uk is part of the Reed Group of companies.

Woodwind & Brasswind – your band and orchestra authority – was founded in 1978 and has proudly served musicians, music educators and the greater music community ever since. Woodwind & Brasswind offers a full selection of woodwind and brass instruments and accessories, orchestral strings, concert/marching percussion instruments and accessories as well as guitars, keyboards, pro audio and drum sets via our website (www.WWBW.com) and catalogs. Customers may also contact our expert Staff Advisors (800.348.5003). As musicians, we understand your needs and offer knowledgeable advice in helping you select the perfect instrument and equipment. We also feature a fully staffed Institutional Staff Advisor team that is designed to meet the musical product needs of public and private schools, colleges and universities, and governmental and military organizations. We offer competitive institutional bid pricing to help stretch your budget dollars. Our goal is to exceed your expectations as the premier retailer of musical instruments, accessories and equipment as well as print and sheet music.