What does a musical instrument mean to you? Is it a friend? A lover? Family member? Or does it remind you of your youth or childhood?

A long time a go when I started playing music, my instrument was just a thing to me. A thing where tones came out. I got to know that thing quite well by practicing every day, and we became friends. It is said that a friend has many strengths and weaknesses. So it was necessary for us to get to know and explore each other even more. We practiced frequently together, every day as much as possible. After some time had passed, we gradually understood each other so well that we became partners. From that time we tried to understand the music together as partners.

Difficult phrases, harmonies, complicated interpretations – my partner is  essential to getting to the bottom of all these questions in the search for  solution. It is like a marriage, like family. A part of me like my heart. The one thing in life that enanbles me to express my joy.

To me personally, my instrument is an important aspect of my life.

We took over the Syhre brass instrument Factoryin 2014. Since then, we aim to introduce you to the new “impotant aspect” of your life, perhaps starting out as a “thing”, but becoming much more.

Takao Nakagawa