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Manji Suzuki RIP Rest In Peace Manji Suzuki chairman founder of Suzuki Musical Instruments 97 on August 21 2020
Manji Suzuki RIP Rest In Peace Manji Suzuki chairman founder of Suzuki Musical Instruments 97 on August 21 2020
Hamamatsu --
-- RIP / Rest In Peace Manji Suzuki, chairman and founder of Suzuki Musical Instruments
!! - 97 - on August 21, 2020
Sending my deepest sincere condolences to Shuji Suzuki
and all Suzuki Family and Team!!
Sincerely, Jon Hammond - it was a great honor to meet him and play special concert for him, solo and duo with Koei Tanaka
thank you Waichiro Tachikawa
for inviting me, keep his Spirit!!
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#RIPManjiSuzuki
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— at Hamamatsu.Japan #WATCHMOVIE HERE: Hammond Report August 24 2020 From Pandemic Quarantino Jon Hammond
Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/hammond-report-august-24-2020-from-pandemic-quarantino-jon-hammond
Youtube https://youtu.be/k5u9RlLRC3Q
Hammond Report August 24 2020 From Pandemic Quarantino Jon Hammond
by
Jon Hammond
Hammond Report August 24 2020 from Pandemic Quarantino Jon Hammond - Daily Music and Stories from organist & accordionist Jon Hammond, today's story feel good music to start out the week! First time I played together with my friend Koei Tanaka in Hamamatsu at factory and world headquarters Suzuki Musical Instruments, special performance for president / founder Manji Suzuki and the entire Suzuki Team in Suzuki Hall - special thanks to my friend Tachi - Waichiro Tachikawa for inviting me and introducing me to Koei! We have played together many times since in 10 years, we opened the 2020 Winter NAMM Show with Koei on the band again, beautiful feeling and music! Everybody have a beautiful day, and an even better one tomorrow - we will overcome all the natural and 'un-natural' disasters folks! I'll be back tomorrow with another Hammond Report, Jon Hammond
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Meet the Founder: Being An Educational Instruments Specialist: In hard times, solutions are found in school music class
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Manji Suzuki, CEO, Chairman, Suzuki Musical Insts. Mfg., Co., Ltd.
Left Kawai in 1952, he founded Suzuki Gakki Seisakusho two years later to build his beloved harmonica. Demands for harmonica dramatically grew at school as Course of Study regulated harmonica as one of key materials for music education at elementary and junior high school. It successfully set future course of Suzuki to be a leading educational instrument manufacturer.
In 1961, Suzuki first introduced Melodion, 34-key keyboard harmonica efficiently designed to teach students basics of scale. It was adopted into the Ministry of Education Teaching Materials Standard in 1969.
The Melodion marks 50 years since debut in 2010. A total of 24 million units has been sold with over 50 models to this day.
Company policy remains unchanged"In developing products, I'm always concerned about 1. How do music teachers use our instruments in class?, 2. Do children appreciate them? 3. Do our products effectively serve the purpose of education? When I launched my company, we have set our goal to give children dream and raise healthy mind through music making. We have shared the 3 points I mentioned at Suzuki from the very beginning.
"Educational musical instruments are teaching materials that every child owns. Expensive instruments don't serve the purpose. Consequently, they should be offered at affordable price. How can we build competitive products to meet the requirements? I spend much of my time thinking over these issues. (photo right: Melodion 50th Anniversary models, PRO-37AR, PRO-37AB and PRO-37AS)
When we face challenges, I find solutions and ideas in school. I frequently visit schools throughout Japan because I believe it's the basic to see where music is played. That is the reason why I suggest our people at Suzuki to see what's going on at school themselves with their eyes.
In fact we learn a lot from educational front. Music teachers tell us in detail what we can improve in design and manufacturing. These advices and comments are really valuable. Nevertheless, they are reflected on our future products. The music teachers choose Suzuki instruments because we have responded to their requests. Good communication helped us establish respectable relationship with them. Even when we were unable to comply with their expectation, they understand it was somewhat irrational and we have done our best.
Until 10 years ago, music teachers called me by nickname. Yes, they were our customers, but we shared the passion for quality sound and fine musical instruments. The long-lasting friendly relationship with them helped me to this day. Ideas for new technology come up through the communication with the teachers. They suggest, and the rest is our task. It's amazing that our employees come to think and respond as I do. They understand what I think working together. Consequently, we share ideas without words.
To tell you about product development at Suzuki, it's more like meetings of craftsmen rather than of technical engineers. Casual talks finally materialize product designs. Except pianos and violins, we build almost all educational instruments for school at our factories. The basic of manufacturing musical instrument is to make original sound. It's standard to all products we make.
(photos right: from top to bottom, Manji M-20, S-48S and SU-2 Humming)
I founded the company to make my favorite instrument, harmonica. Since the very beginning we took reed technology as the center of our
manufacturing. One of our goals is to continue to developing new reed instruments through extensive study of the core technology.
Diversified manufacturing in Suzuki group"Suzuki group is consisted of 7 companies each of which has specific role to serve the entire group. I have had personal interest in machinery since young days. In pursuit of manufacturing good quality products in short time, Suzuki has grown to have subsidiaries with differentiated technologies. Tsumori Seiki launched in 1973 designs and develops automated machinery and precision molds. Since we have auto industry in Hamamatsu, the company finds a huge market besides requirements in Suzuki group. Individual subsidiaries have expanded exploring businesses outside of the music products industry accordingly.
"Having many subsidiaries means that I don't have ability to do everything myself. Each subsidiary has experts who help me pursue my interests in various fields. All subsidiaries support and expand businesses of the parent company.
"To offer competitive products to the customers, we must have efficient production system capable of manufacturing high quality products in consistent basis at reasonable price. I'm proud that Suzuki has a host of talented people who love creating things. We are a team of craftsmen. I believe the creative atmosphere prevailing in Suzuki group has greatly contributed to support music education and the growth of our business.
"While manufacturing educational instruments, we have promoted music making among general public. For example, Suzuki Harmonica Society has been active promoting harmonica playing with help of name composers and singer/song writer. Music development is closely associated with promotional activities, and we get feedback from players which are naturally reflected on our product development.
Offer products matched to customers' needs"Sales of Suzuki Melodion keyboard harmonica reached surprising 24 million units. I say, it' an incredible accomplishment. We worked very hard, but were also fortunate because it was associated with Japan's dramatic economic growth of the time.
"We live in an age that we can survive only manufacturing truly innovative, high quality products. I believe recognizing situations we face gives us valuable ideas for product development. NAMM Show, Frankfurt Music Fair and other leading industry events are places of treasure hunting. Seeing products on display is exciting, but it's equally important to watch response of visitors. Visiting the trade shows always provide me with tips for future business. If you have one single product line, it will affect your business in hard times. But you can prepare for economic downturn having new products. I think it's the principle theory for manufacturers.
Take advantage of people power"With declining birth rate, we can't expect number of school age children goes up in coming years. Today, it's about 1.1 million, half from the first baby boom period. We have experienced countless number of hard times in the past. Suzuki had serious difficulties twice. Both cases involved human resource and financial problem. When one of our business partners went bankrupt, we faced a risk of failure though it was rather a small loss. Banks weren't any help but people power relieved us from the adversities.
"I don't think manufacturing things is difficult. Making good harmony of people is harder. it's often out of human control when it comes to people issue. All managers having staff will agree with me.
"I have been in music products industry since I joined Kawai at 15 years old. Launched my company at 27, I have experienced many good and bad times. Looking back to the past, I say this is a very exciting business and feel pleasure to be a member of the industry. At 87 now, I will retire in a year or two. I hope Suzuki's half century-plus history and tradition in manufacturing educational instruments and precious assets of people power continue to work in harmonious way in the years to come.
Suzuki Group
Universe Seiki Co., Ltd. (Manufactures plastic molds, design & production of jigs, products assembly for various industries.)
Tsumori Seiki Co., Ltd. (Design, development and production of automated machinery for various industries.)
Suzuki Educational Software Co., Ltd. (Development of educational, business and home application software.)
Suzuki Music Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Music promotion)
Suzuki Musical Inst. Sales Co., Ltd. (Distribution of Suzuki products in Japan)
Suzuki Corporation (Overseas distribution for Suzuki and Hammond products)
Hammond Suzuki, Ltd. (Music studio operation mainly based on Hammond instruments)
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Manji Suzuki, RIP Manji Suzuki, Suzuki Musical Instruments, Harmonica, Melodion, Hammond Organs, Leslie Speakers, 1952 Kawai, Jon Hammond, Hamamatsu, August 21 2020
(the picture was not included in the original post; I just kinda liked it)
こんばんは。
Good evening.
今日は、大阪で「願いごとの持ち腐れ」の個別握手会でした!
きてくださった皆さん、ありがとうございました!
Today, was a individual “Negaigoto no Mochigusare” handshake event in Osaka!
Everyone who came, thank you very much.
途中で、AKB48 50thシングル選抜発表がありました。
最初から、入らないと思って見てたけど、
やっぱり悔しくて、そんな風に諦めてる自分にも悔しくて…
Midway, the AKB48 50th Single Senbatsu was announced.
Since the beginning, I felt like I won’t get in,
But when it happened, I was upset, and giving up like this was frustrating too..
showroomをしたのは、
ちゃんと自分の口から、この後の握手会で楽しいお話をしてほしい。って言いたかったからです。
せっかく握手に来てくださったファンの方に、悲しい顔で帰ってほしくないから…
そして、次に並んでる方にまでその気持ちを引きずってしまうのが嫌で…
As for doing the showroom,
I did it because I wanted to say something fun after the handshake event.
I didn’t want everyone who came to the handshake event to return with a sad face...
And, bringing this attitude to the people next in line was horrible too...
showroom、気持ちを落ち着かせてから配信したのですが、
朝長さんが偶然来て、涙が出てきてしまいました。
Even though I did the showroom after I calmed down,
But Tomonaga-san suddenly came, and I ended up crying.
showroom終わってから、2人で思う存分泣きました。
After the showroom was over, we cried.
本当にごめんなさい。
奈子の努力が足りないからです。
I am really sorry.
Because Nako’s power is not enough.
奈子のファンの方が違うレーンに行くところを、最近よく見かけます。
でもそれは全部自分が悪いんです…
なにかを変えていかなくていけない。自問自答を繰り返し、先のことを考えてみます。
Recently, I’ve seen a lot of my fans going to other lanes.
But that’s because I’m lacking...
I must change some things. I’ll repeat my questions, and I’ll think about it.
奈子は苦手なことも、ダメなこともたくさんあります。
みなさんに支えていただき
ここまで頑張ってこれました。
家に帰って、ゆっくり考えます。
Nako has a lot of things she’s bad at, a lot of things I can’t do.
I was working hard up until now
For everyone’s support.
When I return home, I’ll think about it.
大阪での2日間の握手会、来ていただいたみなさんに感謝してます。
I am thankful to everyone who came to the handshake events in Osaka.