PedaMidiKit owner: Mr. Alessandro Alfieri

1997-2000

Name/address of the employer: Italo Marzi (Pogno, NO) - Italia

Type of business or sector: Organ builder

Main activities and responsibilities: Restoration of historical instruments, assembly and disassembly instruments, bellows construction, restoration mechanical and electrical chests, mechanical restoration, installation of new instruments

2005-2009

Name/address of the employer: Bottega Organara Dell'Orto&Lanzini (Dormelletto, NO), Pietro Corna (Casnigo, BG) - Italia

Type of business or sector: Organ builders

Main activities and responsibilities: Restoration of historical instruments, assembly and disassembly instruments, bellows construction, restoration mechanical and electrical chests, mechanical restoration, installation of new instruments, technical reports for restoration and reconstruction of old organs

2003-today

Name/address of the employer: Own business

Type of business or sector: Artisan organ builder

Type of business: Organ builder (construction and restoration) - Award: "Eccellenza Artigiana Regione Piemonte (2004)"

Main activities and responsibilities: Opus list

2003 - Church of S. Maria Assunta, Ceres (TO): maintenance "Lingua 1891" organ

2003 - Church of S. Eusebio, Roasio (VC): Restoration "Gedaelli-Scolari" harmonium

2004/2005 - Church of S. Maria Maddalena, Vercelli: Reconstruction "Silvera 1850" organ

2004 - Church of S. Paolo, Casale Monferrato (AL): Restoration "Debain (ca. 1850)" harmonium

2004 - Church of Villata (VC), tuning "Krengli 1986" organ

2005 - Church of Rovasenda (VC), maintenance dell'organo "Baldi 1938"

2005 - Church of Callabiana (BI), maintenance "Marelli 1899" organ

2005/2006 - Church of S. Giacomo, S. Giacomo Vercellese (VC): Restoration "Giovanni Maiolo (1944)" organ

2006 - Church of S. Caterina (Genova): Transport "Walcker op. 5464" organ

2006 - Sanctuary N. S. of Lourdes in Monguzzo (CO): Transport "Führer 1981" organ

2006 - Restoration "Alexandre (nr. 1725/414 - 1850 ca.)" harmonium

2007 - Work behalf of third parties. Bellows "Callido", Forlì

2007 - Church of S. Michele Arcangelo (GE): Construction new electric organ

2008 - Restoration "Alexandre 1856 ca." harmonium

2008 - Ceranesi (GE). Transport "Hofbauer 5/I" organ

2008 - Work behalf of third parties. Restoration bellows of Callido organ op. 47 (1769), Chioggia (VE)

2008 - Disassembly of the "Bernasconi 1899" organ of S. Bernardino (VC)

2008 - Maintenance "Benzi & Franceschini 1908" organ, Church of S. Bartolomeo, Cravasco (GE)

2008 - Restoration "Krengli 1936" organ, Church Cappuccini (VC)

2008 - Maintenance "Agati 1837" organ, Church of S. Antonio, Acqui Terme

2008 - Disassembly "Krengli 1961" organ, Church of S. Michele Arcangelo, Borgo d'Ale (VC)

2008 - Crocefieschi (GE). Transport "Steinmann 4/I" organ

2008 - Ronsecco (VC). Maintenance "Mentasti (last XIX cent.)" organ

2008 - Milano, Church Valdese. Maintenance and tuning "Balbiani 1952" organ

2009 - Work behalf of third parties. Two new bellows reconstructed

2009 - Novara - Conservatorio. New organ with 3 stops

2009 - Casalbeltrame. Maintenance "Marzi 1989" organ

2009 - Vercelli. Church of S. Bernardino. Partial organ restoration

2009 - Buronzo. Restoration "Aletti 1920" organ

2009 - Acqui (AL). Maintenance "Bianchi 1874" organ of the Cathedral, "Agati 1837" organ of S. Antonio, "Marin 1986" organ of Bubbio. Works for the Organ Competition

2009 - Vercelli. Mounting "Bernasconi 1892" organ

2009 - New mechanical house organ with 9 stops

2009 - Burolo (Ivrea). Maintenance "Costamagna 1950" organ, Immacolata Concezione

2009 - Balocco (VC). Maintenance "Ramasco 1846" organ

2010 - Ceranesi (GE). New mechanical organ with 2 manuals and pedal. 18 stops, with common wind chests

2010 - New mechanical organ with 3 stops

2011 - New mechanical organ with 6 stops

2011 - Restoration "Mentasti 1904" organ. Pertengo (VC)

2012 - New mechanical organ with 4 stops on historical models

2012 - Creating a registered trademark PedaMidiKitT. Production of midi pedal assembly kit for lovers of organ music

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

1992-2001

Name and type of education institution and training: "Conservatorio Statale" of Music "G. Cantelli", Novara

Principal subjects / occupational skills covered: Organ e Composition for organ

Title of qualification awarded: Diploma Superiore

1997-2003

Name and type of education institution and training: "Università degli Studi di Torino - Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione"

Principal subjects / occupational skills covered: "Laurea DAMS - Discipline dell'Arte, Musica e Spettacolo"

Title of qualification awarded. Publications: Organi a Vercelli. Proposte per una storia degli Organi nella città of Vercelli dal XVIII secolo ad oggi, Associazione Musicale Vercellese, Vercelli 2003

Felice Frasi, Versetti per organo, L'oca del Cairo, 2003

Felice Frasi, Cantata per organo, Carrara, Bergamo 2004

SKILLS AND PERSONAL

acquired in the course of life and career but not necessarily covered by formal certificates and diplomas.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCES: CAPACITY WORK IN TEAM WITH FINALISATION TO A PROJECT (DISASSEMBLY, ASSEMBLY AND ORGAN RESTORATION, CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ORGAN, LOGISTICS PROBLEMS RESOLUTIONS AND RESTORATION OLD WIND CHESTS AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW, INTONATION AND TUNING)

ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS: SKILLS IN MANAGING A SMALL ORGAN BUILDING BUSINESS

TECHNICAL SKILLS: PLANNING ORGANS WITH AUTOCAD 2D AND 3D SOLIDWORKS

USE OF THE MAIN OFFICE SOFTWARE

USE OF THE MAIN MACHINERY WOODWORKING (PLANER, CIRCULAR, BAND SAW, ROUTER, CALIBRATING, DRILL)

PAINT BRUSH AND SPRAY

ORGAN INTONATION AND TUNING

THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES IN THE RESTORATION OF PIPES

ELECTRONIC AND ELECTRICAL SKILLS

ARTISTIC SKILLS: LOVE FOR MUSIC FOR THE PIANO AND ORGAN

OTHER SKILLS: CONSTRUCTION OF FURNITURE

MOUNTING RAIL FOR CURTAINS FOR ENTERTAINMENT AND THEATRE, SETTING UP SHOWS AND EXHIBITIONS

ELEMENTS OF PROGRAMMING IN C FOR MICROCONTROLLERS (ARDUINO)