Skills
48 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
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Optional knowledge
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Overview
Keyboard musical instrument makers build and assemble parts for instruments such as pianos or similar keyboard instruments, following drawings, instructions and acoustic requirements.
In job descriptions, look for woodwork, instrument parts, assembly, sanding, tuning, testing, inspection, repair, restoration, acoustics and work with finished musical instruments.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Keyboard musical instrument making is workshop craft with acoustic precision. Work can move between wood preparation, parts assembly, metal fittings, action adjustment, tuning, testing and inspection of the finished instrument.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include manipulating wood, joining wood elements, creating instrument parts, understanding acoustics, repairing musical instruments and judging when restoration methods protect sound and structure.
Salary context
Salary context depends on workshop type, instrument value, repair or new-build mix, restoration complexity, customer expectations, independent business duties and responsibility for final sound quality.
Career paths
Paths can develop from woodworking, instrument repair, tuning or craft apprenticeship into piano making, restoration, specialist action work, workshop supervision or self-employed instrument service.
Good to know
Check adverts for the exact instruments, whether the work is making, repair or restoration, expected tuning ability, woodworking tools, customer contact and responsibility for final testing.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for keyboard musical instrument maker work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
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Occupation group
Musical instrument makers and tuners (7312)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c644e6f6-dffc-4d7a-bf36-a384e465937b |
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| ESCO code | 7312.3 |
| ISCO group | 7312 |
| Concept type | Occupation |