Vancouver Piano Tuner / Technician

Hiroki has 31 years experience specializing in distinguished upright and grand pianos, many of which have been in the Vancouver area.He began training in the eminent CHUBU Technical Academy of Musical Instruments, studying tuning, regulation and classical music studies. Following graduation, he was employed in a prominent restoration and piano dealership in Mito, Japan, working with Master Technician Mr. Arai for three and a half years. This period provided the foundation for Hiroki's expertise.

He later relocated to Vancouver BC, refining his rebuilding techniques and immigrating as a piano technician of extraordinary ability.As senior tuner/technician for many years at Vancouver's premier piano dealer, and now independent, he is constantly in demand as one of the most experienced and highly competent specialists in the Lower Mainland area, working on new and used Steinway, Kawai, Yamaha, Bechstein, Baldwin, Bosendorfer, Bluthner, Mason & Hamlin etc.

In 2009 he passed the examination as a J.P.T.A. registered technician and studied the latest Shigeru Kawai techniques in the Hamamatsu factory. In 2012 he was chosen by Kawai America Corporation to attend the Shigeru Kawai Master Technician seminar in Los Angeles. In 2017 he passed the first degree Japan National License, which is the highest level examination in Japan. He studied the classical repertoire with his Godmother, a distinguished concert pianist, and is an accomplished organist.