The company

Born in Montreal in 1947, André Bolduc attended Academie Roussin and initially considered a career in the armed forces. He then studied at Royal Military College in Saint-Jean and his interest in aviation led him to take flying lessons as he obtained his commercial pilot’s license in 1969.

After studying management and procedures, André quickly became a qualified manager of large numbers of personnel at Sicard Machinerie, Canadian Buttons, and Thibault Furniture. He then took up a career as a police officer with the Sûreté du Québec and in 1978, he was transferred to Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce. There, he became a qualified cabinet maker. Having developed an acute knowledge of woodworking and the time-honoured traditions of furniture making, André bought an Ivers & Pond grand piano for his wife, Michelle, and proceeded to rebuild it. This was essentially the genesis of the family enterprise.

For more than 30 years André has developed into a highly skilled and world-renowned piano craftsman and a major retailer of new pianos in Montreal and Quebec City. He has also become a very popular instructor at the Piano Technicians Guild conferences, teaching new techniques and revolutionary methods for piano repairs. Due to his expertise and innovations, André has acquired a worldwide reputation as a piano restorer and maker of components and fine products for the piano.

In 2011, André became the exclusive distributor of Steinway & Sons pianos for the Province of Quebec.

At an early age, Christian showed an obvious interest in working with wood and often accompanied his father to the woodworking shop. After finishing high school in 1993, Christian enrols in cabinet making at the National Furniture School in Victoriaville.

On his return to Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, he begins restoring pianos with his father before pursuing, in 1996, intensive training in piano production at the Schimmel piano factory in Braunschweig, Germany. After returning to Canada, he perfects his art of installing pinblocks and soundboards with a renowned piano rebuilder, Peter Mohr, owner of the New England Classic Piano Restoration at Manchester, New Hampshire.

Christian offers tutorial classes about pinblock and soundboard replacement all around the world for the Piano Technicians Guild as well as the Europiano association.

In June 2018, Christian, who has been directing the Saint-Joseph facilities for ten years, officially becomes the owner of Pianos Bolduc inc. A second generation of the family-owned company that has gained worldwide recognition in the piano field is now firmly established.

Michelle was born in New Brunswick where she completed her academic studies and her musical diploma before moving to Montreal and later to Quebec City. She held positions as secretary/receptionist at McLean Budden Investment Managers, at the Industrielle Compagnie d’assurance sur la vie, and finally as principal secretary at W. Rourke Ltd, general contractor.

In 1978, newly arrived in Beauce with her family, Michelle quickly became interested in the activities of André’s piano rebuilding business, and continued to be involved in the development and evolution of the company Les Pianos André Bolduc.

Michelle has managed the family business since the very beginning in 1978 and now acts as general manager for Pianos Bolduc Montreal, exclusive distributor of Steinway & Sons pianos for the Province of Quebec.

Following her technical and piano-tuning studies in Toronto in 1995, Catherine continued her year-long training at the Schimmel Piano Technicians School, adjacent to the Schimmel piano factory in Braunschweig, Germany. In 1998, she took a course on QRS MIDI system installation at the Story & Clark factory in Seneca, Pennsylvania.

Throughout her career, Catherine has aspired to the status of concert technician, having successfully completed numerous intensive training seminars at world class piano manufacturers Fazioli, Schimmel, Sauter, Bösendorfer, and more recently at Steinway & Sons where she received advanced training on the SPIRIO system. She is an alumnus of the Piano Technicians Guild since 2003 and acts as a consultant for numerous Asian manufacturers.

Catherine is the sales director for the Quebec and Beauce regions. Thanks to her broad experience, Catherine is critically acclaimed as an in-demand concert technician and is able to serve our most demanding clients such as recording studios and concerts halls everywhere in Quebec.

Jean-François started with us in March 2013 as assistant director. Backed by his experience in the music industry sales field, Jean-François efficiently manages the store on Saint-Laurent Boulevard.

Among other things, he takes care of the computing and social network departments. He coordinates the piano rental services for music events and consults with the technicians who offer in-home service. Jean-François is a talented manager who is indispensable at our Montreal store.

Kathleen is with our Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce team since 2002 and occupies several management tasks. First receptionist-telephone operator, she manages the import/export of pianos and other international goods. She also performs many administrative and accounting tasks.