About

Toshiko Honjo

My interest in the technical aspects of the piano started when I was working on my Master Degree in piano performance. Fellow classmates told me that pianists never know the technical aspects of their instruments and I was ashamed to not be able to replace a string or tune an errant pitch. Once I learned a little about the craftsmanship that is involved, I wanted to know much more and my interest led me to enter the field.

Since then, I had have divided my time between teaching and developing my skills as a technician. After three years of being an intern at Northwestern University, I felt that I have a sturdy foundation. As an intern at Northwesterun University for three years, I developed a strong foundation as a piano technician.
After my internship, I had been working worked as a piano technician in at Kawai and Fazioli piano dealers in Chicago and Toronto.


In the store At both stores, I was responsible for floor tuning, customers tuning, voicing, and regulations. While, there I learned regulations and voicing from a Kawai Concert Tuner, Terry Otake.

I will be very happy to work on your pianos at home!

Professional Training

2005-2008
Northwestern University School of Music Evanston IL
Three years internship under Ken Eschete, RPT and Bill Schwartz(William Schwartz),RPT from Chicago Symphony

Service

Services

1. Tuning
2. Regulation
3. Voicing
4. Repair – action parts repair, changing strings,
5. Appraisal
6. Assistance for purchasing a piano

Service Area

Richmond
Vancouver
Delta
Surrey
White Rock