　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Having entered Yamaha Co., Ltd. was 1973, and the first job
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　was "Flute" production. Next, it got remodeling the woodwind
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　that centered on "Double Reed" and the job of the repair.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Having participated in domestic production "Vienna-Oboe"
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　embodiment was the '77 year. It took charge of the production
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　and prototype making of "Recorder", "German-Clarinet", and
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　"Saxophon" from year of the '79 to the '81 year. When the
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　development of domestic production "Bassoon" was begun in
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Yamaha Co., Ltd. after Japanese wind instrument Ltd. in year of
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　the '82, it was adopted for the section of the bassoon doing.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　A traditional bassoon technology "Mr. Jurgen Richter" and
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　a classic painting technology were able to be learnt in 1983.
A basic thing of the bassoon learnt from "Prof.Firitz Henker Tokyo University of Arts " in this age.
It kept making an experimental bassoon from year of the '82 to the '88 year. And, it assumed the
position of the bassoon designer in year of the '89. Afterwards, the bassoon of a new type such as
Super Bocal invented. It made a passage to repair bassoon and "Vienna Oboe" from year of the '91
to the '94 year in the "Vienna Yamaha Atelier" in summer of every year. And, the R&D activity for
bassoon in "Yamaha Atelier Tokyo" was done from the '99 to 2002.The research and the design were
done from the '82 to the retirement as a bassoon designer and bassoon manufacturer. As a result,
excellent domestic and foreign bassoon players were gotten to know, and friendly relations were
able to be connected. Having retired from Yamaha Co., Ltd. is March, 2005.
"Kenmochi Bassoon Works" started up in May, 2005.