Violin Maker (Luthier) Musical Instrument Maker/Repairer
NARLAS PTY. LIMITED T/A The Sydney String Centre
- Sydney, NSW Chatswood, NSW
- $60,000-80,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- The Cremona International School of Violin Making
- The Chicago School of Violin Making
- The Mittenwald School of Violin Making
- The Markneukichnen School of Violin Making
- The North Bennet Street School, Boston
- The Newark School of Violin Making
- Cambridge Violin Makers
- Quote for and complete repairs and restoration work on customers' string instruments including:
o Patching and repairing cracks using established methods
o 'Touching Up' varnish
o Replacing bridges, sound posts, nuts and fingerboards
- Complete specialised repairs and restoration work on stock instruments
- Liaise with suppliers as necessary to obtain parts needed to complete repairs and restoration work
- Perform 'set ups' on stock instruments including:
o Shaping, cutting, adjusting and fitting a sound post
o Shaping, cutting, adjusting and fitting a fingerboard and fingerboard nut
o Shaping, cutting, adjusting and fitting pegs
- Perform key tasks in the manufacturing of new instruments, which in addition to the above 'set up' tasks include:
o Cutting and fitting bass bars
o Thicknessing the top and back plates
o Building ribs and fitting them to the top and back plates
o Cut and fit a neck, peg-box and scroll
- Repairs and restoration to bows including:
o Re-lapping
o Repairing cracks
- Provide advice to customers about their existing instruments, which may be antique or recently made
- Co-ordinate with sales staff
- Organise and provide specialised training to junior team members
- Maintain a safe and tidy workspace