Word: yamaha
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...terraced field beside a single spindly tree -- symbolic decoration in a country whose scant arable land continues to disappear. Arranged neatly alongside the makeshift altar, the gifts intended for the bride's parents include a new refrigerator, a 24-in. color television set and a jet black Yamaha motorcycle. The presents are ogled, but atop the TV a photograph of Margaret Thatcher creates the greatest buzz, a reaction the bride, and perhaps the groom too, would undoubtedly have enjoyed. Were they still alive...
...flick of a button or a switch. And though top-end pro keyboards can cost upwards of $3,000, general consumer models for the "hobbyist" market usually go for a couple of hundred dollars. Besides having model numbers that make them sound like racing cars, boards like the Yamaha DX7IIFD look like the instrument panel of a new Ferrari prototype. The Roland E-20 ($2,500) even has a liquid-crystal display window that flashes such information as the chord being played and the tempo being used, expressed in beats per minute. Looking at a readout to see what chord...
...these snazzy features do have a practical application, however. When Yamaha introduced the DX7 model in 1983, its computer memory was capable of retaining and playing back prerecorded background accompaniment. The keyboardist, supported by a simple drum machine or sequencer, could surround himself with sound. Says Alfredo Flores Jr., former president of the National Association of Music Merchants: "You go into a nightclub now, and you see three guys standing in the band sounding like twelve...
...clinic for the trombonists, who ranged from elementary school students to octogenarians, was taught by soloist Phil Wilson, a teacher at Berklee College of Music, and funded by the Yamaha Music Corporation...
Meanwhile, the toll rises. ATVs, which critics contend can flip over on rugged terrain, account for an estimated 20 deaths a month. Manufacturers, which include Honda and Yamaha, maintain that ATVs are safe if ridden properly...