A professional who operates spinning lathe to spin (form) and clean musical instrument bells. Respnsibilities include:

• Bolts bell-shaped mandrel onto lathe and positions and locks bell on mandrel.
• Starts bell rotating and positions forming tool in holding device.
• Holds and moves forming tool along bell, applying pressure to form bell to shape of mandrel.
• Holds cutting tool against spinning bell to trim bell to size.
• Removes tarnish and scale from bell, using file, chisel, and emery cloth.
• Holds scraping tool against bell head to remove excess solder.
• Holds bead tool against bell to roll edge back, forming bead cavity.
• May burnish bell with burnishing tool.
• May insert wire into bead cavity and close cavity with bead tool.
• May be designated according to instrument as sousaphones bell spinner.