Yamaha Corporation doesn't produce records, but it does help people make plenty of music. The company is a leading maker worldwide of musical instruments, including pianos, electronic keyboards, and synthesizers. It also manufactures and distributes a wide variety of wind and percussion instruments, as well as guitars, violins, and other string instruments. In addition, Yamaha also is a leading manufacturer of home audio and video equipment and makes a line of professional audio gear. The company is also among those that make semiconductors and other electronic components. Yamaha Corporation is motorcycle manufacturer Yamaha Motor Co.'s largest shareholder.