Alberto Calvia
Wind instrument repairer
Canobbio

« Giving new life to tools, my passion »

I graduated from the G. Verdi Conservatory in Milan, in the trumpet class of Professor Giuseppe Bodanza. After various musical and didactic experiences, I decided to open, in December 2002, a workshop for the repair and sale of wind and percussion musical instruments. To prepare for this business of mine, I underwent specialist training in a center for the repair and sale of wind instruments for eight years.

I chose a profession that allowed me to live and work in contact with music and musicians and to enhance my skills and my musical and manual skills.
At Estro Armonico I personally take care of the revisions and repairs of woods and brass but my passion is also to restore and give new life to the instruments, through various techniques such as lacquering, satin finishing, silvering or gilding and last but not least I also like it when I am asked to make special changes, listening and trying to fulfill the wishes and needs of my customers.