State Government and National Piano Museum celebrate agreement for restoration of historical instrument
The restoration of the piano will be carried out by the company Casa do Piano, located at the National Piano Museum in Brasília, and will not incur any costs for the State.
The Cultural Foundation of Pará (FCP) and the National Piano Museum, located in Brasília, celebrated an agreement on the afternoon of this Friday, the 6th, which will result in the restoration of the historic Steinway grand piano model D, manufactured in Hamburg, Germany, in the 1960s. The document was signed by the president of the FCP, Thiago Miranda, and the tuner technician and founder of Casa do Piano/National Piano Museum, Rogério Resende. The forecast is that the instrument will return to the State at the beginning of next year.
For decades, the piano was in the hall on the 4th floor of the building that now houses the FCP, but in recent years it was no longer used due to the need for specialized maintenance. After the restoration, the instrument will return to the FCP, but not to the fourth floor, instead, it will go to the Teatro Margarida Schivasappa. “This piano is a very valuable instrument for the FCP and does not deserve to be just on display. It will certainly enhance the activities of our Teatro Margarida Schivasappa and will continue to make history after the restoration,” commented the president of the FCP, Thiago Miranda, during the signing of the contract.
The restoration of the piano will be carried out by the company Casa do Piano, located at the National Piano Museum in Brasília, and will not incur any costs for the State, since the FCP donated an acoustic Yamaha piano considered unusable, that is, without the possibility of restoration for proper use.
“The donation, besides its social purpose, aligns with the public interest; the instrument will be part of the collection of the Piano Museum, thus preserving its history and allowing community visits,” highlights the president of the FCP.
The musician and teacher Glória Caputo participated in the signing of the agreement. She shares that her story is intertwined with that of the piano. “I am part of the history of this piano. It is wonderful to restore an instrument like this — a model that currently has an approximate cost of two and a half million reais. It will be a great benefit for the FCP, which will have a functional piano for the activities of the Teatro Margarida Schivasappa,” she says.
Restoration - The company responsible for the restoration is Casa do Piano, which offers restoration services and maintains the National Piano Museum of Brazil. The owner of the company and the museum, restorer Rogério Resende, highlighted the complexity of the work.
“It is a meticulous service that will be done in record time. The parts are all original German, and we will do the cataloging and restoration. A grand piano like this has 12,000 pieces, and the process is quite complex.” Resende has already restored pianos for other countries, such as the USA and Portugal, as well as entities like the United Nations (UN).
During the removal of the piano, the Casa do Piano team gifted the FCP with a miniature piano, symbolizing the partnership between the institutions.
Text with collaboration from Bruno Cunha (FCP)
