# Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners > Repair percussion, stringed, reed, or wind instruments. May specialize in one area, such as piano tuning. - Code: 49-9063.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 49-9063) - Family: [Installation, Maintenance & Repair](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-49), one of its 52 occupations - Tasks: 29 tasks (14 core and 15 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-9063.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/49-9063.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Play instruments to evaluate their sound quality and to locate any defects. Core task · Task 11865 · Rated by 28 occupational experts, July 2016 2. Adjust string tensions to tune instruments, using hand tools and electronic tuning devices. Core task · Task 11866 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 3. Reassemble instruments following repair, using hand tools and power tools and glue, hair, yarn, resin, or clamps, and lubricate instruments as necessary. Core task · Task 11870 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 4. Disassemble instruments and parts for repair and adjustment. Core task · Task 11867 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 5. Repair or replace musical instrument parts and components, such as strings, bridges, felts, and keys, using hand and power tools. Core task · Task 11873 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 6. Inspect instruments to locate defects, and to determine their value or the level of restoration required. Core task · Task 11868 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 7. Compare instrument pitches with tuning tool pitches to tune instruments. Core task · Task 11871 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 8. String instruments, and adjust trusses and bridges of instruments to obtain specified string tensions and heights. Core task · Task 11872 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 9. Polish instruments, using rags and polishing compounds, buffing wheels, or burnishing tools. Core task · Task 11874 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 10. Repair cracks in wood or metal instruments, using pinning wire, lathes, fillers, clamps, or soldering irons. Core task · Task 11869 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 11. Mix and measure glue that will be used for instrument repair. Core task · Task 11877 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 12. Shape old parts and replacement parts to improve tone or intonation, using hand tools, lathes, or soldering irons. Core task · Task 11875 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 13. Refinish instruments to protect and decorate them, using hand tools, buffing tools, and varnish. Core task · Task 11884 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 14. Make wood replacement parts, using woodworking machines and hand tools. Core task · Task 11876 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 15. Align pads and keys on reed or wind instruments. Supplemental task · Task 11878 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 16. Solder posts and parts to hold them in their proper places. Supplemental task · Task 11880 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 17. Remove dents and burrs from metal instruments, using mallets and burnishing tools. Supplemental task · Task 11881 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 18. Test tubes and pickups in electronic amplifier units, and solder parts and connections as necessary. Supplemental task · Task 11883 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 19. Adjust felt hammers on pianos to increase tonal mellowness or brilliance, using sanding paddles, lacquer, or needles. Supplemental task · Task 11879 · Rated by 28 occupational experts, July 2016 20. Remove irregularities from tuning pins, strings, and hammers of pianos, using wood blocks or filing tools. Supplemental task · Task 11891 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 21. Strike wood, fiberglass, or metal bars of instruments, and use tuned blocks, stroboscopes, or electronic tuners to evaluate tones made by instruments. Supplemental task · Task 11896 · Rated by 28 occupational experts, July 2016 22. Wash metal instruments in lacquer-stripping and cyanide solutions to remove lacquer and tarnish. Supplemental task · Task 11882 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 23. Deliver pianos to purchasers or to locations of their use. Supplemental task · Task 11885 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 24. Remove drumheads by removing tension rods with drum keys and cutting tools. Supplemental task · Task 11889 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 25. Solder or weld frames of mallet instruments and metal drum parts. Supplemental task · Task 11888 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 26. Repair breaks in percussion instruments, such as drums and cymbals, using drill presses, power saws, glue, clamps, grinding wheels, or other hand tools. Supplemental task · Task 11893 · Rated by 28 occupational experts, July 2016 27. Assemble bars onto percussion instruments. Supplemental task · Task 11890 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 28. Clean, sand, and paint parts of percussion instruments to maintain their condition. Supplemental task · Task 11894 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 29. Replace xylophone bars and wheels. Supplemental task · Task 11895 · Rated by 29 occupational experts, July 2016 ## More in Installation, Maintenance & Repair - [Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-3011.00): 38 tasks - [Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-2097.00): 11 tasks - [Automotive Body and Related Repairers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-3021.00): 25 tasks - [Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-3022.00): 18 tasks - [Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-3023.00): 30 tasks - [Avionics Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-2091.00): 13 tasks - [Bicycle Repairers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-3091.00): 14 tasks - [Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-3031.00): 26 tasks - [Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-9061.00): 15 tasks - 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