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In the 19th century, Hoe Fook Ling at the age of 12+, the only son of a Sundry Manager was sent to Japan to learn the art of piano making by his father. In 1920, F L Hoe decided to emigrate from Ningbo China to Singapore leaving his wife, his only son and 6 daughters behind.

In Singapore, F L Hoe setup a piano business called Union Piano Co. and a branch in Malaysia (then known as Malaya) with a close relative. Not long after he successfully built his first piano in his workshop under the brand 'Kinner'.

While he was in Singapore, his son Hoe Ah Choy joined the first British piano company, Moutrie, Robinson & Co., operating in Shanghai working as a piano apprentice. Unfortunately, F L Hoe's father was very ill and at the age of 48 he gave up everything in Singapore and went back to China.

Meanwhile, Moutrie, Robinson & Co.'s pianos enjoyed great recognition and begin assembling piano around 1870 in China. For many years their pianos were sold to the Southern Asian countries. In 1936, A C Hoe at the age of 25, was transferred to Malaysia (then known as Malaya) working as a tuner and repairer for Moutrie, Robinson & Co..

Moutrie, Robinson & Co. closed down in the early 1950s. In 1951, A C Hoe and his wife Kong Kim Goh setup a small business, Wagner Piano Co. at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (then known as Batu Road) selling new imported pianos from United Kingdom such as Kemble, J & J Hopkinson, Rogers, Bentley, John Brinsmead, Leswien and Zender and established WAGNER piano.

Then, he started piano assembling from semi-completed form from United Kingdom and later from Germany and Japan with the help of his sons and daughters. As the demand grows the shop became too small and in 1960, the company moved to a larger premise at Jalan Dang Wangi (then known as Campbell Road) and later at Jalan Imbi. There, he went one step further producing piano cabinets locally in order to stay competitive.

In 1969, the eldest son, Hoe Tuck Wah and his siblings was sent on tour of piano factories in the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States, Korea, Japan and Taiwan to study the various techniques of piano construction. In 1972, T W Hoe with the help of his brothers and sisters setup Musical Product Sdn Bhd at Lahat Perak manufacturing pianos under license of English and German marque. (Ho Oi Kok, Hoe Tuck Foo, Mary Ho, Ho Sai Kuen, Patrick Hoe Tuck Pui, Hoe Tuck Liong, Philip Hoe Tuck Hao, Simon Ho Tuck Wan and Ivan Hoe Tuck Fong)

On the 16 April 1975, Wagner Piano Co. was renamed to Wagner Piano Sdn Bhd. Soon after, branch offices were setup in various states and appointed over 15 dealers across Malaysia. In 1980s, Wagner Petrof Piano Pte Ltd (formerly known as Petrof Piano House) was formed in Singapore as agent of WAGNER, PETROF, WEINBACH, ROSLER & SCHOLZE pianos for Southeast Asia and Australasia.

Today, Wagner Piano Sdn Bhd has grown into one of the most established and reputable piano retailer and is the sole agent and distributor of WAGNER, HAILUN, PETROF, WEINBACH and QRS player piano system in Malaysia.

Wagner Piano Sdn Bhd particularly pay special attention to monitoring their high quality products that are widely used by world class pianists and famous concert halls, providing a comprehensive aftersales service to customers which includes tunings, repairs, transportation, restoration, rebuilding, spare parts, tools, player piano system installation and many more. Wagner Piano Sdn Bhd also offers a wide variety of musical instruments, music books and accessories and music lessons for children and adults.