Our expertise dates back to the late 1950s, at the historic Schulze Pollmann piano factory in Bolzano, where Matteo Saccuman learned every stage of the craft — from cabinet-making to the mechanics at the heart of the piano. After more than 15 years in the factory he went into business with the young Claudio Favretto, his wife’s brother, with a clear purpose: not to build pianos from scratch, but to bring antique instruments back to life — sourced from Germany, France and England and restored in a garage in Bolzano, where the magic began. In 1978 the two founded Saccuman & Co.
Today, now in our third generation, we continue to restore pianos with the same hands-on craftsmanship.
The restoration process. Each piano is completely disassembled. Every component is checked to decide whether it can be reused, needs overhauling, or must be replaced with original parts — adapted or hand-built when no longer available. The cabinet, soundboard and bridges are inspected and restored; the cast-iron frame is repainted and reinstalled; felts, strings and pins are replaced, including custom copper-wound strings hand-made by our craftsmen to match the originals’ exact dimensions. Total string tension exceeds 16 tonnes, which is why a thorough structural check beforehand is essential.
The keyboard and action are overhauled component by component — felts, leathers, springs, pins — until every movement responds like new. The cabinet can be refinished in its original colour or one of the client’s choosing, glossy or satin. Restoration concludes with final voicing and tuning, the stage that brings the whole work into balance.