Profession musical instrument technician

Musical instrument technicians maintain, tune and repair musical instruments such as pianos, pipe organs, band instruments, violins and other instruments.

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Personality Type

Knowledge

  • Musical instruments materials

    The characteristics of composite materials, felts, glues, leathers and skins, metals and precious metals, woods and wood derivatives to create musical instruments.

  • Tuning techniques

    Tuning pitches and techniques and musical temperaments for the various instruments.

  • Musical instruments

    The different musical instruments, their ranges, timbre, and possible combinations.

Skills

  • Tune stringed musical instruments

    Tune any parts of stringed musical instruments that are off-key, by using various tuning techniques.

  • Repair musical instruments

    Attach new strings, fix frames or replace broken parts of musical instruments.

  • Maintain musical instruments

    Check and maintain musical instruments.

  • Assemble musical instrument parts

    Assemble parts together such as the body, strings, buttons, keys, and others to create the final musical instrument.

  • Prevent technical problems with musical instruments

    Anticipate technical problems with musical instruments and prevent them where possible. Tune and play musical instruments for sound check before rehearsal or performance.

  • Restore musical instruments

    Restore old musical instruments to their original condition and conserve them in that state.

  • Identify customer's needs

    Use appropriate questions and active listening in order to identify customer expectations, desires and requirements according to product and services.

  • Rewire electronic musical instruments

    Rewire any lose wiring or solder any loose ends of electronic musical instruments.

  • Tune keyboard music instruments

    Tune any parts of keyboard musical instruments that are off-key, by using various tuning techniques.

Optional knowledge and skills

acoustics estimate value of musical instruments metalworking history of musical instruments evaluate restoration procedures design musical instruments pass on trade techniques verify product specifications estimate restoration costs apply restoration techniques decorate musical instruments musical instrument accessories woodturning trade in musical instruments organic building materials play musical instruments create musical instrument parts

Source: Sisyphus ODB