How do they match: Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners

  • Clean, sand, and paint parts of percussion instruments to maintain their condition.
  • Disassemble instruments and parts for repair and adjustment.
  • Make wood replacement parts, using woodworking machines and hand tools.
  • Repair or replace musical instrument parts and components, such as strings, bridges, felts, and keys, using hand and power tools.
  • Shape old parts and replacement parts to improve tone or intonation, using hand tools, lathes, or soldering irons.
  • Solder or weld frames of mallet instruments and metal drum parts.
  • Solder posts and parts to hold them in their proper places.
  • Test tubes and pickups in electronic amplifier units, and solder parts and connections as necessary.

  • Assemble mechanical components or machine parts.
  • Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
  • Fabricate parts or components.
  • Remove parts or components from equipment.
  • Repair worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
  • Replace worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
  • Solder parts or connections between parts.
  • Test electrical circuits or components for proper functioning.