Many consider it one of the many accessories without which Christmas is not Christmas, but for someone is much more. As Francesco Attilio Vaccaro. Sixty-eight years, now living in Calabria Olgiate Olona, \u200b\u200bis the 'man of bagpipes. In the sense that not only sounds but also produce them. With the passion and 'love of a craftsman. "I realize 15 types of instruments, from surdulina, 40 cm long, the bagpipe Monreale, almost as tall as a person. And each has very specific characteristics, starting with the wood. If for some bagpipes is suitable for the cherry tree, others prefer to use the 'apricot ol' olive trees. The pocket in the skin where it is stored reserves of 'air can be goat, sheep or synthetic. " The production of a pipe requires a 'whole week out of the woodwork on a lathe to' tune, not to mention the choice of materials and the long period of drying of the leather pouch. For this production Attilio is not in series, but it reaches a score of specimens l 'year. No longer a hobby, like in 'start, but a full-time work: the cellar of the house has become a laboratory open all' year. where the 'productive activity bustles throughout the' year. "I opened a website, The bagpipes Attilio, and a blog to promote my business, so now I know the fans - says proudly while choosing from its stock the type of wood best suited for a new instrument -. The requests start arriving in March and April, because the process is quite long and the players want to be sure you have the time to familiarize yourself with the new instrument before the Christmas period. "
the market, which realizes the instruments are worth thousands of euro, but Attilio does not like talking about money: "Many of my creations enrich my personal collection or are exchanged with other fans. It is an 'activity to which I devote myself with love, as well as the collection of machinery old photographs. Do not do it for profit, but to carry on a tradition of beautiful and too often overlooked. "
But what drives a person to have bagpipes? "Passion. Were it not for that I could devote an 'activity which costs much time, money and effort. At age 20 I left Nocera Terinese in Catanzaro, to come to work in Varese - he says - but the nostalgia of my homeland was heard, and to maintain the link with the origins, I have made up his mind to play the bagpipes impararea, one of the tools typical of those areas. "
So the time left by the famigliae lavoroè always been dedicated to music. The real breakthrough, however, came with the board, Attilio it has done for more time to devote to holidays in Calabria, "where I spend much time in the shop of a carpenter friend of mine. It was his stepfather taught him to build the bagpipes. " - LUCIA LANDONIO
the market, which realizes the instruments are worth thousands of euro, but Attilio does not like talking about money: "Many of my creations enrich my personal collection or are exchanged with other fans. It is an 'activity to which I devote myself with love, as well as the collection of machinery old photographs. Do not do it for profit, but to carry on a tradition of beautiful and too often overlooked. "
But what drives a person to have bagpipes? "Passion. Were it not for that I could devote an 'activity which costs much time, money and effort. At age 20 I left Nocera Terinese in Catanzaro, to come to work in Varese - he says - but the nostalgia of my homeland was heard, and to maintain the link with the origins, I have made up his mind to play the bagpipes impararea, one of the tools typical of those areas. "
So the time left by the famigliae lavoroè always been dedicated to music. The real breakthrough, however, came with the board, Attilio it has done for more time to devote to holidays in Calabria, "where I spend much time in the shop of a carpenter friend of mine. It was his stepfather taught him to build the bagpipes. " - LUCIA LANDONIO
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