7312-Musical instrument makers and tuners

Main 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 references 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. Examples of the occupations classified here: