Job Description:

• 1) Lays out and constructs accordions, applying knowledge of accordion construction, using handtools and operating variety of wood and metalworking machines: Studies sketch of accordion or customer's specifications to plan work.

• 2) Measures and marks woodstock to lay out wood parts.

• 3) Operates woodworking machines, such as saw and sander, and uses carpenter handtools to cut, shape, and finish wood parts of instrument.

• 4) Measures, cuts, and pleats cardboard to form bellows.

• 5) Covers bellows with sateen and cloth.

• 6) Glues leather and places metal guards on corners of bellows.

• 7) Applies celluloid to accordion parts, such as keys and box ends.

• 8) Assembles wood and metal parts with screws, nails, or glue, using handtools.

• 9) Examines fit and finish of instrument and plays notes and chords to inspect completed instrument.

• 10) May tune accordion reeds and glue reeds in reed blocks.

• 11) May be designated according to part made as Bass-Mechanism Maker; Bellows Maker; Box Maker; or by operation performed as Finisher, Accordion.