| Job Title |
Brass-wind-instrument Maker |
| Job Description |
Fabricates Or Alters Brass-wind Instrument Parts, And
Assembles Parts Into Completed Instruments, Ascertaining
Fabrication And Assembly Procedures From Standard Or Customer's
Specifications: Reads Specifications And Makes Calculations To
Determine Procedures For Fabricating And Assembling Instrument.
Sets Up And Operates Drawbench, Bandsaw, And Lathe To Draw, Cut,
And Machine Instrument Tubing. Bends Tubing Around Forming
Blocks By Hand. Measures Tubing, Using Rule, To Locate Position
Of Holes To Be Drilled For Pistons And Valve Casings. Operates
Drill Press, Honing Machine, And Lapping Machine To Drill, Hone,
And Lap Metal Components. Solders Piston And Valve Components,
Using Silver And Soft Solder. Hammers Bell Neck Around
Bell-shaped Mandrel, And Brazes Seams With Oxyacetylene Torch.
Operates Spinning Lathe To Shape Bell Head Around Mandrel.
Assembles Parts, Such As Braces, Slides, Valves, Pistons, And
Bell Head To Form Completed Instrument, Using Handtools,
Measuring Devices, And Soldering Iron. Plates Assembled
Instrument With Nickel, Copper, Or Silver [plater
(electroplating)]. May Repair Brass-wind Instruments. May Be
Designated According To Instrument Or Part Made As Saxophone
Assembler (musical Inst.); Valve Maker (musical Inst.) I.
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