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Job Description

Repair percussion, stringed, reed, or wind instruments. May specialize in one area, such as piano tuning.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-9063.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 37,690.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 18.00
Currently, there are 7,980 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners”.

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Tasks for “Piccolo Mechanic”

Solder posts and parts to hold them in their proper places.
Clean, sand, and paint parts of percussion instruments to maintain their condition.
Reassemble instruments following repair, using hand tools and power tools and glue, hair, yarn, resin, or clamps, and lubricate instruments as necessary.
Refinish and polish piano cabinets or cases to prepare them for sale.
Cut out sections around cracks on percussion instruments to prevent cracks from advancing, using shears or grinding wheels.
Wash metal instruments in lacquer-stripping and cyanide solutions to remove lacquer and tarnish.
Stretch drumheads over rim hoops and tuck them around and under the hoops, using hand tucking tools.
Adjust string tensions to tune instruments, using hand tools and electronic tuning devices.
Solder or weld frames of mallet instruments and metal drum parts.
Play instruments to evaluate their sound quality and to locate any defects.
Repair or replace musical instrument parts and components, such as strings, bridges, felts, and keys, using hand and power tools.
Remove dents and burrs from metal instruments, using mallets and burnishing tools.
Make wood replacement parts, using woodworking machines and hand tools.
Remove drumheads by removing tension rods with drum keys and cutting tools.
Test tubes and pickups in electronic amplifier units, and solder parts and connections as necessary.
Strike wood, fiberglass, or metal bars of instruments, and use tuned blocks, stroboscopes, or electronic tuners to evaluate tones made by instruments.
Remove material from bars of percussion instruments to obtain specified tones, using bandsaws, sanding machines, machine grinders, or hand files and scrapers.
Repair breaks in percussion instruments such as drums and cymbals, using drill presses, power saws, glue, clamps, grinding wheels, or other hand tools.
Mix and measure glue that will be used for instrument repair.
Shape old parts and replacement parts to improve tone or intonation, using hand tools, lathes, or soldering irons.
Assemble and install new pipe organs and pianos in buildings.
Inspect instruments to locate defects, and to determine their value or the level of restoration required.
Replace xylophone bars and wheels.
Refinish instruments to protect and decorate them, using hand tools, buffing tools, and varnish.
Place rim hoops back onto drum shells to allow new drumheads to dry and become taut.
File metal reeds until their pitches correspond with standard tuning bar pitches.
Adjust felt hammers on pianos to increase tonal mellowness or brilliance, using sanding paddles, lacquer, or needles.
Remove irregularities from tuning pins, strings, and hammers of pianos, using wood blocks or filing tools.
Disassemble instruments and parts for repair and adjustment.
Polish instruments, using rags and polishing compounds, buffing wheels, or burnishing tools.
Align pads and keys on reed or wind instruments.
Repair cracks in wood or metal instruments, using pinning wire, lathes, fillers, clamps, or soldering irons.
Assemble bars onto percussion instruments.
Compare instrument pitches with tuning tool pitches to tune instruments.
Cut new drumheads from animal skins, using scissors, and soak drumheads in water to make them pliable.
String instruments, and adjust trusses and bridges of instruments to obtain specified string tensions and heights.
Deliver pianos to purchasers or to locations of their use.

Related Technology & Tools

Flute pad irons
Adjustable C clamps
Bushing inserters
Jack spring hole reamers
Bench blocks
Valve mirrors
Fret dressing sticks
Band clamps
Curved nose pliers
Bench grinders
Chamfer tools
Pearl cutting saws
Magnetic scribers
Fingerboard band clamps
Dollies
Alligator forceps
Hand planes
Digital humidity gauges
Diagonal cutters
Bench brushes
Drill gauges
Fluorescent lamps
Coil makers
Blow torches
Hand sprayers
Burnishing rings
Power drills
Mag machines
Flat nose pliers
Saddle locating jigs
Understring radius gauges
Tinners snips
Ball-end hex keys
Feeler gauges
Mallets
Center pin punches
Die stocks
Fret slot depth gauges
Piano tuning pin extractors
Tap wrenches
Bench anvils
Scraper burnishers
Power sanders
Gauged saws
Heat staking tools
Tone hole cutters
Drill presses
Scissor jacks
Socket reamers
Wire cutters
Key button jigs
Alcohol lamps
Bench oilers
Calipers
Guitar humidifiers
Height measurement gauges
Bore tools
Tweezers
Gripper truss rod wrenches
Glue guns
Tuning pin setters
Hammer butt spacers
String lifters
Torx drivers
Pencil magnets
Routers
Tuning forks
Bore cleaning brushes
Punching lifters
Soldering irons
Screw gauges
Agraffe removers
Spring punches
Air hoses
Tubing shrinkers
Output jack wrenches
Bench motors
Soldering jigs
Hammer angle gauges
Neck relief gauges
Deep throat C clamps
Felt cutters
Duck bill pliers
Dial calipers
Flute gauges
Endpin jack wrenches
Tuning pin bushing punches
Screwdrivers
Spring cutters
Heat control units
Felt cutting knives
Hand planers
Piano regulators
Magnifiers
Pencil torches
Cold chisels
Piano leveling devices
Spark lighters
Soldering clamps
Damper regulators
Regulating gauges
Bracket hex wrenches
Telescoping gauges
Rulers
Fingerboard levelers
Pin vises
Hart spring tools
Glue brushes
Hammer angle protractors
Piano stringing hooks
File cleaners
Capstan screw wrenches
Magnetizers
Multimeters
End cut nippers
Disc sanders
Pocket truss rod wrenches
Leak lights
Gram weights
Screw pitch thread gauges
Tuning pins
Digital tuners
Bridge pin hole slotting saws
String action gauges
Flute body mandrels
Tuning pin gauges
Wire drill gauges
Arbors
Top deflection gauges
Key easing tools
Flute key leveling tools
Violin clamps
Electronic tuners
Tuning wrenches
Key bushing tighteners
Alignment jigs
Soldering clips
Brass mouthpiece brushes
Screw slotters
String spacing rules
Butane heaters
Inspection mirrors
Hand drills
Damper rod hooks
Bench lathes
Precision oilers
Purfling cutters
Flute head mandrels
Key dip blocks
Valve brushes
Tuning hammers
Countersinks
Piano tuning pin punches
Flange bushing reamers
Grand screwdrivers
Allen wrenches
String height gauges
Cross-cut saws
Soundhole clamps
Fret rockers
Tuning levers
Bending irons
Clarinet pad leveling tools
Dent hammers
Portable band saws
Blowpipes
Slotted screwdrivers
Oilers
Chain nose pliers
Power buffers
Wax spoons
Broaches
Razor files
Rip saws
Dent machines
Action regulators
Neck jigs
Seam separation knives
Fret files
Precision spray guns
Pin hole reamers
Nut drivers
String hooks
Radius gauges
Sharp leveling and key-dip devices
Music wire gauges
Thread cutting tools
Piano tuning pin cranks
Pointed awls
Curved nose scissors
Automated sprayers
Japanese fret saws
Loupes
Punches
Regulating screwdrivers
Piano key spacers
Barrel reamers
Buffing machines
Tenon expanders
Butt plate inserters
Valve lapping machines
Post drilling jigs
Wood chisels
Feeler gauge holders
Hacksaws
Hammers
Telescoping magnetic pickup tools
Cam clamps
Long flat nose pliers
Sprayer compressors
Curved nose forceps
Chemical dip tanks
Hammer head reamers
Air dusting guns
Adjustable fret slotting saws
Jack screw regulators
Jaw pliers
Flange screwdrivers
Fret end dressing files
Capstan regulators
Surface thermometers
Nut files
Edging clamps
Looping machines
Hand burnishers
Pad cup heaters
Gram tension gauges
Lost motion regulators
Arch punches
Hex drivers
Belt sanders
Bunsen burners
Micrometers
Refret saws
Screw extractors
Incandescent lamps
Nut slotting gauges
Needle files
Glue pots
Damper spoon benders
Cross lock tweezers
Grand piano jacks
Hammer head borers
Heat guns
Vise grip pliers
Spool clamps
Rat tail files
Hammer shank reducers
Sand blasters
Torque wrenches

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