Definition:
Musical instrument makers and tuners make, assemble, repair, adjust and restore musical instruments and tune them to the required pitch with hand or power tools. They usually specialize in one type of instrument, such as stringed instruments, brass instruments, reed instruments, pianos, or percussion instruments.
Tasks include:
(a) fabricating and assembling musical instruments and instrument parts of wood, ebonite, metal, leather and other materials;
(b) repairing or replacing musical instrument parts and components, such as strings, bridges, felts and keys, using hand and power tools;
(c) playing and inspecting instruments to evaluate their sound quality and to locate any defects;
(d) adjusting string tensions to achieve proper tone or pitch of stringed instruments;
(e) adjusting lips, reeds or toe hole of organ pipes, using hand tools, to regulate airflow and loudness of sound;
(f) tuning and servicing pipe organs by adjusting pitch of organ A pipes to conform with pitch of tuning fork and adjusting pitch of other pipes with reference to pitch of tuned pipes;
(g) installing new drumheads in percussion instruments;
(h) tuning accordions by aurally comparing pitch of reeds with master reeds and filing reeds to obtain standard pitch;
(i) aligning pads and keys on reed or wind instruments;
(j) tuning percussion instruments to required pitch by tightening or loosening cords holding leather pieces fixed atop or at both ends of instrument;
(k) assembling and installing new pipe organs and pianos in buildings.
Job Description: 1) Tunes accordions by aurally comparing pitch of reeds with master reeds and filing reeds to obtain standard pitch: Places set of reeds to be tuned in slots in tuning table. 2) Depresses pedal to operate bellows and presses key to blow or draw air through reed to be tuned and master reed. […]
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
Job Description: 1) Repairs and tunes accordions and concertinas, using handtools: Disassembles instrument and parts, such as base and treble mechanisms, bellows, reed blocks, and manuals, using handtools. 2) Moves parts, observing their action to detect defects. 3) Files, realigns, and adjusts parts, using handtools. 4) Recovers bellows with sateen and cloth. 5) Glues leather
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