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Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami grows tired of the old siren at their factory, hires a researcher to study it and design a prototype.
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The music siren's design is photographed and documented. -
The first music siren is installed on top of the Yamaha factory in Hamamatsu as a 12-note model. -
The music siren at Yamaha Hamamatsu sounds for the first time, issuing in a new era of Japan.
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Yamaha delivers a music siren to the University of Miyazaki. It's unknown where it was installed.
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Yamaha puts the music siren up for sale.
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The first sighting of the music siren at the Tachibana Department Store in Miyazaki. It seems to be a 4-note model. More than likely donated from the University of Miyazaki. -
Matsuzakaya Department Stores Inc. installs the music siren at their Shizuoka store. -
Matsuzakaya's second music siren is installed in Nagoya. It will play 'Plover on the shore', 'Annie Laurie', and 'Auld Lang Syne'.
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Marumitsu Department Store in Sendai sounds their music siren for the first time, which will end up being one of the most well-known locations... -
Several music sirens are installed at varying, unknown points in the year.
-TOKIWA Department Store in Oita
-Okamasa Department Store in Nagasaki -
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Several more music sirens are installed at various points in 1955.
-Michinoku Bank Odate Branch
-Himeji Chamber of Commerce
-Tomisuhara Elementary School -
In May 1955, Daiwa Department Stores installed two music sirens at their Korinbo and Toyama stores.
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More music sirens are installed in 1956, including:
-Hiroshima Prefecture Government Office -
The music siren at Tsuchizaki Railway Factory in Akita is installed. It will run well for 20 years...
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A few more music sirens are installed, including:
-Ueno Chamber of Commerce
-Okayama Prefecture Government Office -
At this point, more and more cities have been taken by other music sirens. (Yamaha limited it to one siren per city!) A few more would be installed, including:
-Isejin Department Store in Mito
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The music siren's design is mostly finalized, resulting in the generation '1.5'.
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Just a few more locations are installed:
-Matsuya Department Store in Omuta