About

All Things Squeezy was founded by Nic Calvache, a long-time enthusiast of free-reed instruments. His passion for Squeeze-Boxes began during his time as a violinist/violist in The Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, when he became interested in tango and learned of the Bandoneon. Additionally, he became fascinated with the English Concertina after watching Moby-Dick, where famed performer Alf Edwards played one early in the film. Between both of these unique instruments, he learned of the Chemnitzer Concertina, a squeeze-box prevalent across the Midwest. He taught himself how to play following the Silberhorn method, reportedly being heard across the UW-Waukesha campus. Of course, most available instruments required extensive overhauls, which was where his repairman-journey began.

When he transferred to UW-Platteville, he decided to learn the piano-accordion, eventually taking professional lessons and becoming more involved with the accordion-world in recent times on levels both national and international. In the past year, he took an accordion apprenticeship, and has now begun his own business to serve Milwaukee, arguably home to some of America’s, if not the world’s, greatest free-reed musicians.