| Job Title |
Percussion-instrument Repairer |
| Job Description |
Repairs Percussion Instruments, Such As Drums, Cymbals, And
Xylophones: Removes Drum Tension Rod Screws And Rods By Hand Or
Using Drum Key. Lifts Rim Hoop From Drum Shell And Cuts Drumhead
From Hoop. Cuts New Drumhead From Animal Skin, Using Scissors.
Soaks Skin In Water Until It Becomes Pliable. Stretches Skin
Over Rim Hoop And Tucks It Around And Under Hoop, Using Hand
Tucking Tool. Reclamps Rim Hoop Onto Drum Shell To Allow
Drumhead To Dry And Become Taut. Cuts Out Section Around Break
In Drum Shells, And Cuts New Piece To Fit, Using Power Saw And
Handtools. Glues And Clamps New Piece In Place. Removes Dents In
Tympani, Using Steel-hitting Block. Operates Drill Press Or Hand
Power Drill To Drill Hole At Inside End Of Crack In Cymbal,
Gong, Or Similar Instruments To Prevent Advance Of Crack, And
Cuts Out Section Around Crack, Using Shears Or Grinding Wheel.
Repairs Bass Drum And Tympani Foot Mechanisms, And Replaces
Percussion Instrument Hardware, Such As Tension Rods And Rim
Hoops, And Xylophone And Marimba Bars And Wheels As Needed,
Using Handtools. Performs Other Duties, Such As Sanding,
Painting, And Cleaning Drum Shells, And Regluing Simulated Pearl
Onto Shells. May Solder Or Weld Frames Of Mallet Instruments And
Metal Drum Parts. May Lay Out And Shape Laminated Wood, And
Apply Decorative Trim To Fabricate Drum Shells, Using Handtools,
Machine Tools, Blueprints, And Shop Drawings, And Be Designated
Drum-shell Maker (musical Inst.).
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