The Yamaha Corporation (Yamaha) is the world's largest manufacturer of musical instruments, formerly known as the Japanese Musical Instrument Manufacturing Company, founded by Toru Yamaba in 1887 in Hamamatsu, Japan. Yamaha's products include keyboard instruments such as pianos, electric violins and synthesizers, wind instruments such as brass and woodwinds, string instruments such as violins and cellos, and all percussion instruments, as well as audio equipment. Its business scope covers various fields such as musical instruments, network products, sporting goods, audio, kitchen and bath products, engines, and laminating machines.