is a Japanese manufacturer of
pedal (concert) harps and
folk (lever) harps. Founded as the Aoyama Musical Instrument Manufacturing Company by JitarÅ Aoyama in 1897 in
Fukui
is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or sometimes "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". It may refer to:
Places
* Fukui Domain, a part of the Japanese han system during the Edo period
* Fukui Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in ...
, later generations of the family began the commercial manufacture of folk harps in the 1960s. The manufacture of pedal harps was begun by Kenzo Aoyama, the present head of the company. He began the productions of Grand Concert Harps. The Aoyama harp factory, which was finished in 1992, includes a museum of antique harps as well as a concert hall.
References
External links
Aoyama company website
Harp makers
Musical instrument manufacturing companies of Japan
Fukui (city)
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