How do they match: Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners

  • Metal Reed Tuner
  • Reed or Wind Instrument Repairer
  • Reed or Wind Instrument Tuner

  • Wash metal instruments in lacquer-stripping and cyanide solutions to remove lacquer and tarnish.
  • Adjust string tensions to tune instruments, using hand tools and electronic tuning devices.
  • File metal reeds until their pitches correspond with standard tuning bar pitches.
  • Remove dents and burrs from metal instruments, using mallets and burnishing tools.
  • Remove drumheads by removing tension rods with drum keys and cutting tools.
  • Repair cracks in wood or metal instruments, using pinning wire, lathes, fillers, clamps, or soldering irons.
  • Solder or weld frames of mallet instruments and metal drum parts.
  • Strike wood, fiberglass, or metal bars of instruments, and use tuned blocks, stroboscopes, or electronic tuners to evaluate tones made by instruments.
  • String instruments, and adjust trusses and bridges of instruments to obtain specified string tensions and heights.

  • Operate welding equipment.
  • Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance.
  • Align equipment or machinery.
  • Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
  • Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair.
  • Inspect mechanical equipment to locate damage, defects, or wear.
  • Lubricate equipment to allow proper functioning.
  • Paint surfaces or equipment.
  • Reassemble equipment after repair.
  • Refinish wood or metal surfaces.
  • Remove dents from equipment, materials, tools or structures.
  • Remove parts or components from equipment.
  • Smooth surfaces of objects or equipment.
  • Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning.