Skills
38 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
5 skills
Essential skills / competences
14 skills
Optional knowledge
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Optional skills / competences
13 skills
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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Open in Job ExplorerWhat 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.
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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 |