Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners Go Back to List Repair percussion, stringed, reed, or wind instruments. May specialize in one area, such as piano tuning.

Technology used in this occupation:
	Analytical or scientific software

Tasks
	Play instruments to evaluate their sound quality and to locate any defects.
	Adjust string tensions to tune instruments, using hand tools and electronic tuning devices.
	Disassemble instruments and parts for repair and adjustment.
	Inspect instruments to locate defects, and to determine their value or the level of restoration required.
	Repair cracks in wood or metal instruments, using pinning wire, lathes, fillers, clamps, or soldering irons.
	Reassemble instruments following repair, using hand tools and power tools and glue, hair, yarn, resin, or clamps, and lubricate instruments as necessary.
	Compare instrument pitches with tuning tool pitches to tune instruments.
	String instruments, and adjust trusses and bridges of instruments to obtain specified string tensions and heights.
	Repair or replace musical instrument parts and components, such as strings, bridges, felts, and keys, using hand and power tools.
	Polish instruments, using rags and polishing compounds, buffing wheels, or burnishing tools.

Skills
	Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
	Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
	Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
	Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
	Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
	Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
	Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
	Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
	Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Knowledge
	Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
	Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
	Fine Arts - Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
	English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
	Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
	Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
	Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
	Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
	Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
	Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

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Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide $48,584.00 $23.36  $15.40  $16.82 - $25.45  Hartford $48,709.00 $23.41  $15.95  $17.70 - $25.19  New Haven $57,526.00 $27.66  $16.54  $17.92 - $32.42  New London/Norwich $46,627.00 $22.41  $17.78  $18.45 - $24.35

Occupation Outlook ( 2016 - 2026 ) Average Annual Job Openings:   9   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, and the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities.

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