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. 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
• The Newark School of Violin Making
• Cambridge Violin Makers
Role Duties:
• Quote for and complete repairs and restoration work on customers’ string instruments including:
o Gluing cracks and open seams
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 bridge
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 Fitting purfling inlays
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 Rehairing
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
This is a salaried position of between $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 depending on experience
Company Details
Narlas Pty Ltd T/A The Sydney String Centre
• 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
Role Duties:
• Quote for and complete repairs and restoration work on customers’ string instruments including:
o Gluing cracks and open seams
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 bridge
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 Fitting purfling inlays
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 Rehairing
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
This is a salaried position of between $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 depending on experience
Company Details
Narlas Pty Ltd T/A The Sydney String Centre
