ACCORDION MAKER

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  1 - 3 Yr      Musical instrument makers and tuners      Fabrication      Operations   
Skills: Artistry, Compassion, Creative thinking    Posted 11 months ago
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Job Description:

    • 1) Lays out and constructs accordions, applying knowledge of accordion construction, using handtools and operating variety of wood and metalworking machines: Studies sketch of accordion or customer’s specifications to plan work.
    • 2) Measures and marks woodstock to lay out wood parts.
    • 3) Operates woodworking machines, such as saw and sander, and uses carpenter handtools to cut, shape, and finish wood parts of instrument.
    • 4) Measures, cuts, and pleats cardboard to form bellows.
    • 5) Covers bellows with sateen and cloth.
    • 6) Glues leather and places metal guards on corners of bellows.
    • 7) Applies celluloid to accordion parts, such as keys and box ends.
    • 8) Assembles wood and metal parts with screws, nails, or glue, using handtools.
    • 9) Examines fit and finish of instrument and plays notes and chords to inspect completed instrument.
    • 10) May tune accordion reeds and glue reeds in reed blocks.
  • 11) May be designated according to part made as Bass-Mechanism Maker; Bellows Maker; Box Maker; or by operation performed as Finisher, Accordion.
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