Post-war Japan was a time for reconstruction. But it was also a time for new influence, such as Jazz and American-style music education. This created a new generation of musicians who needed affordable musical instruments which, at that time, were in scarce supply. Recognizing this need, Katsumi Yanagisawa started Pearl in a small factory with less than 300 sq. ft. and two employees in Sumida, Tokyo on April 2, 1946.
Pearl Starts Making Drums
Katsumi's friend, Mr. Ogura, an experienced businessman himself, recognized the future need for domestic production of musical instruments and urged Katsumi to expand into the manufacturing of drums. The following year, 1950, Katsumi named his small company "Pearl Industry Ltd.", and with no experience, a severe shortage of raw materials and with salvaged secondhand machinery, began making drums by hand.
By the end of that year, the machinery necessary for making drum parts were constructed or purchased, and his first drums along with stands were delivered to his friend's store for resale. The acceptance of these Pearl products proved so successful that Katsumi knew he had a winner and a future career, and he began the planning process to expand his production facility and add additional products. At this time he renamed the company "Pearl Musical Instrument Company" to make it more representative of its new roll.
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