How do they match: Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners

  • Cut new drumheads from animal skins, using scissors, and soak drumheads in water to make them pliable.
  • Cut out sections around cracks on percussion instruments to prevent cracks from advancing, using shears or grinding wheels.
  • Make wood replacement parts, using woodworking machines and hand tools.
  • Remove drumheads by removing tension rods with drum keys and cutting tools.
  • Remove material from bars of percussion instruments to obtain specified tones, using bandsaws, sanding machines, machine grinders, or hand files and scrapers.

  • Cut materials according to specifications or needs.
  • Align equipment or machinery.
  • Assemble mechanical components or machine parts.
  • Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
  • Travel to work sites to perform installation, repair or maintenance work.