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Overview
Harp makers create and assemble harp parts from instructions or diagrams, working with wood, strings and the finished instrument’s sound and build quality.
In job descriptions, look for harp construction, woodworking, sanding, measuring strings, attaching strings, string-quality tests, diagrams, hand tools, final inspection and careful instrument finishing.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Harp making is detailed craft work around wood, strings and instrument geometry. The maker follows drawings or instructions, prepares parts, sands wood, measures and fixes strings, then inspects the finished harp.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes woodworking accuracy, reading diagrams, string measurement, careful assembly, surface finishing, hand-tool control and judging whether strings and structure meet quality expectations.
Salary context
Pay is shaped by craft complexity, custom work, material value, finishing standard, repair or restoration duties, workshop responsibility and whether the maker handles client specifications.
Career paths
Development can move from workshop assistance into independent instrument making, repair, restoration, custom harp building, quality inspection or broader stringed-instrument craft.
Good to know
Check whether the vacancy concerns new harp construction, repair, restoration or parts preparation. Strong adverts name the materials, drawings, tools, string work and inspection standard.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture of musical instruments
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include guitar maker, harpsichord maker and piano maker.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Craft Artists
27-1012.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to many ESCO occupations.
Source and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
32.2Manufacture of musical instruments
Alternative labels
Occupation group
stringed musical instrument maker (7312.6)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/bd55e8d7-8bdf-4179-a84b-ed43073f05a1 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7312.6.2 |
| ISCO group | 7312 |
| Concept type | Occupation |