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Overview
Piano makers create, assemble, finish, tune, test and inspect piano parts and complete instruments from instructions, diagrams and product specifications.
In job descriptions, look for woodwork, piano components, technical drawings, sanding, staining, protective layers, acoustic testing, tuning techniques, restoration, repairs, instrument materials and final inspection.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Piano making blends woodwork, instrument assembly and sound quality checks. The work may include reading drawings, making or fitting components, smoothing and finishing wood, assembling mechanisms, tuning and inspecting the completed piano.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes technical drawings, joining wood, piano components, acoustic judgement, tuning techniques, protective finishes, restoration methods, repair cost estimates and careful verification against product specifications.
Salary context
Pay context depends on craft complexity, independence, restoration versus new-build work, responsibility for final sound quality, customer work, rare-material handling and whether the role includes valuation or repair planning.
Career paths
Development can move from component preparation and assembly into tuning, repair, restoration, workshop coordination, instrument design support, customer consultation or specialist work on historic or high-value instruments.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy is about new piano building, repair, restoration or general musical instrument work. A clear advert names the instruments, materials, drawings, tuning duties and expected finish quality.
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 harpsichord maker, harp maker and organ builder.
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
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
49-9063.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
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.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
32.2Manufacture of musical instruments
Alternative labels
Occupation group
keyboard musical instrument maker (7312.3)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/97dd9a0c-dd6b-416d-9537-655a08dd2895 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7312.3.3 |
| ISCO group | 7312 |
| Concept type | Occupation |