Band Instrument Repair Resume

There are certain instruments commonly found in music bands namely, accordion, drums, synthesizers, guitars, violins, saxophones, etc. They include different varieties of stringed, percussion or wind instruments. Regular usage of instruments affects their performance. Hence, these instruments require certain servicing and repairing from time to time to ensure they perform efficiently. It includes replacing worn out parts, mending the broken parts, attaching strings, drumhead, and cleaning the instruments. The important qualities required for a band instrument repair technicians are hand dexterity, sound hearing capacities and ability to find out defects.

Band Instrument Repair Resume Example

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Robert S. Harmon
540 Oakridge Lane
Dublin, GA 31021
Phone: 478-290-1798
Email: rsharmon@freemail.com

Career Objective:

To work as a band instrument repairer and utilize my technical competence and sharp listening skills for repairing and tuning a variety of band instruments.

Summary of Skills:

• Knowledge about the functioning and mechanism of every type of instrument
• Possess excellent hand dexterity that helps perform repairs with precision
• Skilled at lifting heavy instruments, dismantling and assembling them efficiently
• Excellent material management and time management abilities
• Superior communication, advising and persuasion skills

Work Experience:

Band Instrument Repairer
Symphony Music Shop, Dublin, GA
October 2014 - Present

• Receiving visitors at the store and repairing or tunning the instruments as per the requirement
• Dissembling the instruments to find out the reason of malfunctioning
• Removing defects by replacing and re-fixing the parts and realigning the components
• Tuning in the instruments to ensure superior sound quality of the instruments
• Reassembling the instruments using glue, yarn, resin, clamps and tongs to fix up the broken and detached parts

Band Instrument Repairer
Fine Tune Band Repair Services, Dublin, GA
February 2013 - September 2014

• Played and tuned instruments to analyze difference between the sound quality it delivers and the expected sound quality
• Judged the reason for the inferior sound quality of the instrument and examined the actual nature and degree of defects
• Adjusted the tension rods to remove, re-fix or align the drum heads
• Fixed drumhead securely over the rim hoops and clapped them securely
• Took out dents using hammer, mullets and burnishing tools and smoothen the surface of the instruments
• Tightened the grip of the attached strings and re-fix new ones in place of the broken ones

Education:

• High School Diploma
  St. George School, Dublin, GA
  2012

Reference:

On request.