At least, they are labeled "modifications", and not "mods".
Posted: Thu May 05, 2022 8:30 am
...and - when I'm buffing a tuba, restoring a smashed bottom bow and its cap to their original dimensions, reconstructing an instrument with each brace flange going right back to its factory-assembled position, or silencing the action of rotors/linkage, or lacquering a tuba, don't call me a "tech".
bloke "An instrument 'tech' (technician) - at least, in my view - is someone who might be hired - by someone like me - to replace corks, felts, springs, missing finger buttons, and the like - or to clean and reassemble instruments, once I've completed a repair."