OUTLINE

MUSIK JOSEF

MUSIK JOSEF is the only Maufacturer in Japan specialized in oboes.

JOSEF'S JOURNEY

Yukio NAKAMURA was born in 1954 in Okinawa. After an oboist career in Germany, he moved back to Japan in 1986 and established the MUSIK JOSEF company in Tokyo. Alongside the commercialization of reeds and accessories for musical instruments, Mr. NAKAMURA undertook the study and the manufacture of the double reed instrument : the oboe.
In February 1991, his long held dream came true : in the vicinity of Tokyo, he opened his oboe factory. To his credit, he had carefully thought out plans and a rich experience as performer, he lacked however most of the technical know-how for manufacturing the instrument. He therefore invited over his master (oboebuildmaster), Helmut HAGER from Leipzig (Germany), who over three months taught him the bases of oboe manufacturing. Five months after Mr. HAGER's departure, Yukio NAKAMURA achieved his very first instrument on his own.
When Manfred CLEMENT, professor at the Musik Hochschule of Munich and solo oboist at the radio orchestra of Bayern, tried this oboe, he declared : "I have been looking for such an instrument for over twenty years, it's a real gift from heaven for oboists". From then on, he keenly valued the JOSEF oboe and offered his encouragement and generous advice, until together they came up with a new model, called "Model CLEMENT".
In April 2001, the untimely death of Manfred CLEMENT brought great sadness, but the Model CLEMENT remains as a sign of hope and life.
Created first and foremost with the player in mind, the JOSEF oboe is now used around the world. And we intend to keep searching for an ever better instrument.

MUSIK JOSEF

Our service center is located in IKEBUKURO.
　　　
Address : Eiko Bldg. 5F 2-39-11 Nishi-Ikebukuro Toshima-ward, Tokyo 171-0021 JAPAN
TEL : +81-(0)3-3981-7173
FAX : +81-(0)3-3981-1880
Opening hours : 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
No parking available

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At MUSIK JOSEF
all JOSEF instruments are available for trial,
reeds and cane are for sale,
and any reparations or tuning can be made.

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please let us know ahead of time when you'll visit us,
and what you request.