Field of Activity
Makers of woodwind musical instruments work in craft or industrial enterprises to manufacture and repair mainly recorders, flutes, oboes, saxophones, clarinets and bassoons. They plan, execute and monitor their work on a self-reliant basis.
Occupational Skills
Makers of woodwind instruments are capable of carrying out, unaided, the technical tasks involved in manufacturing woodwind instruments. They are familiar with the products manufactured in their enterprise and also with those of domestic and foreign competitors. In most enterprises makers of woodwind instruments are also engaged in customer service activities.
The main activities in instrument manufacture are:
- manually crafting and machining woods, metals, plastics and other materials used in manufacturing instrument parts;
- joining components, mainly using soldered, screwed, pinned or riveted connections;
- assembling the components of woodwind instruments, e.g. body, key work;
- surface-finishing;
- finishing and tuning the instruments ready for use and carrying out final checks for technical and optical perfection;
- recognizing different instruments;
- preparing, reading and applying sketches, parts lists and drawings;
- using and maintaining tools and machinery;
- setting up a workplace at a bench or a machine tool;
- ensuring safety at work, environmental protection and the rational use of energy.
