This is a permanent full-time role. Its purpose is to provide exceptional making, repairs and restoration services to violins, violas, cellos, double basses and bows at our Chatswood location.
Key Responsibilities
Quote for and complete repairs and restoration work on customers' string instruments including:
Gluing cracks and open seams
Patching and repairing cracks using established methods
'Touching Up' varnish
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:
Shaping, cutting, adjusting and fitting a bridge
Shaping, cutting, adjusting and fitting a sound post
Shaping, cutting, adjusting and fitting a fingerboard and fingerboard nut
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:
Cutting and fitting bass bars
Thicknessing the top and back plates
Building ribs and fitting them to the top and back plates
Cut and fit a neck, peg-box and scroll
Repairs and restoration to bows including:
Re-lapping
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 protected and tidy workspace
Skill & Experience
The ideal candidate would have industry experience and/or a qualification from one of the following schools:
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
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📌 Violin Luthier - Musical Instrument Maker/Repairer (New South Wales)
🏢 The Sydney String Centre
📍 New South Wales