Musical instrument technician jobs in Finland
Musical instrument technicians maintain, tune and repair musical instruments such as pianos, pipe organs, band instruments, violins and other instruments.
Musical instrument technician - Which skills are essential?
Restore old musical instruments to their original condition and conserve them in that state.
Attach new strings, fix frames or replace broken parts of musical instruments.
The different musical instruments, their ranges, timbre, and possible combinations.
Check and maintain musical instruments.
Tune any parts of stringed musical instruments that are off-key, by using various tuning techniques.
Use appropriate questions and active listening in order to identify customer expectations, desires and requirements according to product and services.
Tuning pitches and techniques and musical temperaments for the various instruments.
Rewire any lose wiring or solder any loose ends of electronic musical instruments.
Assemble parts together such as the body, strings, buttons, keys, and others to create the final musical instrument.
The characteristics of composite materials, felts, glues, leathers and skins, metals and precious metals, woods and wood derivatives to create musical instruments.
Anticipate technical problems with musical instruments and prevent them where possible. Tune and play musical instruments for sound check before rehearsal or performance.
Tune any parts of keyboard musical instruments that are off-key, by using various tuning techniques.
Musical instrument technician - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Pass on knowledge and skills, explain and demonstrate the application of equipment and materials and answer questions about trade techniques for the manufacturing of products.
Select and apply appropriate restoration techniques in order to achieve the required restoration goals. This encompasses preventive measures, remedial measures, restoration processes and management processes.
The study of sound, its reflection, amplification and absorption in a space.
Design and create parts such as keys, reeds, bows, and others for musical instruments.
Process of shaping wood on a lathe and its types, namely spindle turning and faceplate turning.
Evaluate the outcome of conservation and restoration procedures. Evaluate the degree of risk, success of treatment or activity and communicate the results.
Create designs on musical instruments by using methods such as embossing, piercing, painting, woodworking, weaving, and other methods.
Identify new or second hand musical instruments and estimate the market value of them based on professional judgment and knowledge of musical instruments, or subject them to estimation by a third party.
The types and processing of organic materials to build products or parts of products.
Check heights, colour and other attributes of finished product against specifications.
Develop and design a musical instrument according to customer specification.
The process of working with metals to create individual parts, assemblies, or large-scale structures.
Estimate the cost implications of restoring and replacing products or parts.
Manipulate purpose-built or improvised instruments to produce musical sounds.
The historical background and chronology of various musical instruments.
The process of creating musical instrument accessories, such as metronomes, tuning forks or stands.
Buy and sell musical instruments, or serve as an intermediate between potential buyers and sellers.