A Visit with Mr. Ikutaro
Kakehashi, December, 1999
All photos are copyrighted.
Contact me at rmbrown@mail.utexas.edu
for permissions.
The Story
In December, 1999, Tetsuo Kondo arranged for me to meet Mr.
Ikutaro Kakehashi, CEO and founder of Roland, the company that manufactured
my Roland KR-1070 Digital Electronic Grand Piano. Since I had the first
one imported into the US in 1997, I wanted to personally meet the genius
who created this beautiful instrument. The visit turned out to be more
than I had ever expected and we began a true friendship which continues
to this day.
On these pages are some new photos of the Hosoe Factory visit and Mr. Kakehashi
that day in December, 1999. I hope that you will enjoy these remembrances.
I thank Tetsuo Kondo and Mrs. Seiko, Mr. Kakehashi's personal secretary
for making this initial visit possible.
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