Aulos

1954 November
Founded Toyama Manufacturing Company
Making best use of the design and techniques of our molding, production of AULOS recorders started (using urea resin)
1960 March
Established a factory in Kitamoto City in Saitama Prefecture
Made advances in production, precision and mass production started
1961 November
Changed company name to Toyama Musical Instrument Co., Ltd.
1966 October
World’s first production of ABS resin recorders started
1968 October
Production of Fife made from ABS resin started
1978 October
Osaka office opened
1981 January
Exhibited NAMM SHOW (Chicago) of American Musical Instrument Fair
1982 February
Exhibited the world’s largest Musical Instrument Fair, Musikmesse (Frankfurt) for the first time (since then every year)
1983 September
Started production of world’s first Bass recorder made from resin
1985 November
Started production of world’s first Flauto Traverso made from resin
1989 August
Completed Symphony series line-up (from Garklein to Bass)
1994 June
Nobuo Toyama, our founder received an award for distinguished service from American Recorder Society
2000 November
Started production of Shinobue from ABS resin