NNI

Born and raised in Japan, Kanichi Nagahara began his flute making career as an apprentice at the Sankyo Flute company in Japan concentrating in headjoint making, research and development. He studied traditional Japanese metalworking (including engraving, chasing, and inlay), with Mr. Asai, a master silver smith, and spent 6 months at a technical school in Tokyo studying machinery. In 1987, Kanichi left for the US and began working in two well-known Boston flute manufacturers. During his three years tenure, he mainly worked in the piccolo and headjoint departments. In 1990 Mr. Nagahara left that position to start his own company. NNI Inc./Nagahara Flutes was founded in 1991 in North Reading, MA, as a small company of two and eventually, as the company grew, moved in 1999 to the current workshop in Chelmsford, MA. The company today consists of nine talented team members, including Kanichi Nagahara who remains in the center of the production crew... Nagahara is truly a one-of-a-kind..

Also known as: Nagahara, Nagahara Flutes, NNI, Inc.