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JEMA 2022 – Piano Maker

25 February 2022

Open Doors Workshop

Journées Européennes des Métiers d’Art

From Monday March 28 to Sunday April 4, the Dumas Piano workshop opens its doors to introduce you to the profession of piano maker and share his passion for pianos.

From 03/28/2022 to 04/04/2022

During this week, we welcome you from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Monday to Friday) and by appointment on Saturday and Sunday.

Have you ever seen what happens inside a piano?

Our team will be happy to show you the different stages of a restoration (the harmonic structure, the keyboard, the mechanics and the furniture) and the need to bring together different skills in the fields of cabinetmaking, mechanics, acoustics and knowledge of metals and woods.

Specialized in historic French pianos from prestigious brands such as Pleyel, Erard and Gaveau , we attach great importance to the transmission of knowledge and know-how. It is by learning ancestral gestures that we can carry out a restoration in the rules of the art and with the materials of the piano era.

We can also show you quite amazing instruments such as automatic pianos (or pneumatic pianos). These are pianos that play by themselves via a roll of perforated paper. Most date from 1880 to 1930.

It is with great pleasure that we will welcome you during this week of the Journées Européennes des Métiers d’Art with the theme “Our hands in unison”. Theme is in perfect harmony with the restoration of pianos.

Open Doors Workshop

From 03/28/2022 to 04/04/2022

During this JEMA week, we welcome you from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Monday to Friday) and by appointment on Saturday and Sunday.

See you soon.

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