Gope

Humberto Henrique Rodella GOPE founded on May 9, 1962, in Sinimbú Street in Capital Paulista, while he was working with his father, Oswaldo Rodella - craftsman of musical instruments on building batteries. There the line began to diversify, appearing deaf, repiniques, tambourines tambourines and: a. Carnival percussion "With the success of the Beatles and the major upheaval in music, began to emerge in Brazil groups who later created the Young Guard movement. Thanks to his friendship with Roberto Carlos, Erasmo, and Tim Maia Beatnicks, Humberto approached the TV Record, and through contact with the director, Hélio Ansaldo, got what we might call . initial contract merchandising that has news on Brazilian TV having your brand on the stage of the most important programs in the country - as Young Guard, led by Roberto Carlos, O Fino da Bossa, led by Elis Regina, Spotlight, whose host was Wilson Simonal; Great Festivals, organized by Solano Ribeiro, among others - The GOPE was present in some of the moments that can be considered as the pinnacle of Brazilian music " />. "As the marketing strategy had given excellent result, demand for instruments was greater than the production capacity of the factory. forced to Oswaldo and Humberto left for a larger space. Aiming to expand the factory, father and son changed with all the tooling for a shed of 500 square meters in Ipiranga, at 69. With everything installed and enabled production line, the Rodella received the news that the building would be expropriated for the expansion of the municipal market in Ipiranga. The thud was so stronger than the heart of Oswaldo not stand. With the premature death of his father at age 55, the young Humberto was forced to roll up their sleeves and single-handedly play the GOPE ahead. From bold way and showing that nothing would cull in 72 Humberto moved to a fourfold hall street Celso Garcia, where he began to expand the line of percussion. Later, seeking higher quality production, began to build its own factory in the town of Embu Guaçu (SP) with 10,700 meters square and at the same time, left to manufacture wind instruments and string. " Embu Guaçu the Gope continues, even now making percussion instruments and a line of blow that makes success with the fanfare of our country. Humberto continues its expansion projects, was 5 times at Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany, and plans to again start attending major events in the world in order to expand the range of exports Gope already extends to major countries in Europe and is responsible for a considerable proportion of company revenues.