OLYMPIA – While officials continue to determine the extent of the damage done during a recent break-in at Washington’s Capitol, an initial assessment found that a 19th-century Blüthner piano with deep historical ties to Spokane is among the historical artifacts that suffered damage.

According to the Washington State Patrol, a suspect identified as 29-year-old Gunnar Schubert entered through a broken window on the north side of the building at approximately 10:15 p.m. on Sunday with two hammers. He broke small office equipment, including card readers and hand sanitizer dispensers, before going up to the building’s large rotunda and “escalating damage.”

Schubert has since been released without bail, though he is not allowed on the Capitol campus without an escort.

Built in 1893, the damag

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