How do they match: Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners

  • Align pads and keys on reed or wind instruments.
  • Cut out sections around cracks on percussion instruments to prevent cracks from advancing, using shears or grinding wheels.
  • Polish instruments, using rags and polishing compounds, buffing wheels, or burnishing tools.
  • Repair breaks in percussion instruments, such as drums and cymbals, using drill presses, power saws, glue, clamps, grinding wheels, or other hand tools.
  • Replace xylophone bars and wheels.

  • Align equipment or machinery.