skillfactor-pipeline/skills/harp-maker/references/tasks.md

Tasks & work activities — harp maker

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 49-9063.00 (Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners) — manual nearest-occupation mapping via ISCO group 7312; the official ESCO crosswalk has no entry for this ESCO occupation.

Task statements

• [Core] Play instruments to evaluate their sound quality and to locate any defects.
• [Core] Adjust string tensions to tune instruments, using hand tools and electronic tuning devices.
• [Core] Disassemble instruments and parts for repair and adjustment.
• [Core] Inspect instruments to locate defects, and to determine their value or the level of restoration required.
• [Core] Repair cracks in wood or metal instruments, using pinning wire, lathes, fillers, clamps, or soldering irons.
• [Core] Reassemble instruments following repair, using hand tools and power tools and glue, hair, yarn, resin, or clamps, and lubricate instruments as necessary.
• [Core] Compare instrument pitches with tuning tool pitches to tune instruments.
• [Core] String instruments, and adjust trusses and bridges of instruments to obtain specified string tensions and heights.
• [Core] Repair or replace musical instrument parts and components, such as strings, bridges, felts, and keys, using hand and power tools.
• [Core] Polish instruments, using rags and polishing compounds, buffing wheels, or burnishing tools.
• [Core] Shape old parts and replacement parts to improve tone or intonation, using hand tools, lathes, or soldering irons.
• [Supplemental] Make wood replacement parts, using woodworking machines and hand tools.
• [Core] Mix and measure glue that will be used for instrument repair.
• [Supplemental] Align pads and keys on reed or wind instruments.
• [Supplemental] Adjust felt hammers on pianos to increase tonal mellowness or brilliance, using sanding paddles, lacquer, or needles.
• [Supplemental] Solder posts and parts to hold them in their proper places.
• [Supplemental] Remove dents and burrs from metal instruments, using mallets and burnishing tools.
• [Supplemental] Wash metal instruments in lacquer-stripping and cyanide solutions to remove lacquer and tarnish.
• [Supplemental] Refinish instruments to protect and decorate them, using hand tools, buffing tools, and varnish.
• [Supplemental] Deliver pianos to purchasers or to locations of their use.
• [Supplemental] Refinish and polish piano cabinets or cases to prepare them for sale.
• [Supplemental] Remove irregularities from tuning pins, strings, and hammers of pianos, using wood blocks or filing tools.
• [Supplemental] Strike wood, fiberglass, or metal bars of instruments, and use tuned blocks, stroboscopes, or electronic tuners to evaluate tones made by instruments.
• [Supplemental] Assemble and install new pipe organs and pianos in buildings.

Detailed work activities

• Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance.
• Adjust tuning or functioning of musical instruments.
• Align equipment or machinery.
• Assemble products or production equipment.
• Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
• Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair.
• Fabricate parts or components.
• Inspect mechanical equipment to locate damage, defects, or wear.
• Install instrumentation or electronic equipment or systems.
• Lubricate equipment to allow proper functioning.
• Polish materials, workpieces, or finished products.
• Prepare compounds or solutions to be used for repairs.
• Reassemble equipment after repair.
• Refinish wood or metal surfaces.
• Remove dents from equipment, materials, tools or structures.
• Repair worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
• Replace worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
• Smooth surfaces of objects or equipment.
• Solder parts or connections between parts.
• Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning.
• Travel to work sites to perform installation, repair or maintenance work.