Profession wind musical instrument maker

Wind musical instrument makers create and assemble parts to make wind instruments according to specified instructions and diagrams. They measure and cut the tubing for the resonator, assemble parts such as braces, slides, valves, piston, bell heads and mouth pieces, test and inspect the finished instrument.

Personality Type

• Enterprising / Conventional
• Realistic / Artistic

Knowledge

• Tuning techniques

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

• 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.

• Musical instruments

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

• Organic building materials

  The types and processing of organic materials to build products or parts of products.

Skills

• Repair musical instruments

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

• Decorate musical instruments

  Create designs on musical instruments by using methods such as embossing, piercing, painting, woodworking, weaving, and other methods.

• Apply a protective layer

  Apply a layer of protective solutions such as permethrine to protect the product from damage such as corrosion, fire or parasites, using a spray gun or paintbrush.

• Create musical instrument parts

  Design and create parts such as keys, reeds, bows, and others for musical instruments.

• Assemble musical instrument parts

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

• Maintain musical instruments

  Check and maintain musical instruments.

• Produce wind musical instrument components

  Choose the appropriate materials and tools, and build the different components of wind musical instruments such as key mechanisms, leadpipes, bells and mouthpieces.

• Use technical documentation

  Understand and use technical documentation in the overall technical process.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB