From violin maker to guitar maker
17 of the 21 essential skills of a guitar maker are already essential for a violin maker — about 81% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from violin maker in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 17
- skills carry over
- 4
- would be new
- 81%
- of the target job covered
- 21
- essential skills of a guitar maker
What a guitar maker does
Guitar makers create and assemble parts to build guitars according to specified instructions or diagrams. They work wood, measure and attach strings, test quality of strings and inspect the finished instrument.
What carries over
17 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply a protective layer
- assemble musical instrument parts
- create musical instrument parts
- create smooth wood surface
- decorate musical instruments
- join wood elements
- maintain musical instruments
- make bowstrings
- manipulate wood
- metalworking
- musical instruments
- musical instruments materials
- repair musical instruments
- sand wood
- tune stringed musical instruments
- tuning techniques
- types of wood
What would be new
4 skillsEssential for a guitar maker and not for a violin maker. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from violin maker
2 roles- harp maker16 skills in common
- harpsichord maker15 skills in common
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How far are you from being a guitar maker?
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