Table 1Transition record

keyboard musical instrument makertostringed musical instrument maker

A keyboard musical instrument maker already meets 78% of what the stringed musical instrument maker role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From keyboard musical instrument maker

78%

Overlap1

To stringed musical instrument maker

37 Skills carried over

2 Required, not held

27.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 27.1

This move: 27.1 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the stringed musical instrument maker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the keyboard musical instrument maker profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 37 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A stringed musical instrument maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a keyboard musical instrument maker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held tuning techniques arts and humanities
already held assemble musical instrument parts handling and moving
already held create musical instrument parts handling and moving
already held musical instruments materials arts and humanities
already held restore musical instruments handling and moving
already held design musical instruments communication, collaboration and creativity

All 37 carried skills, including the 12 the stringed musical instrument maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 handling and moving 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held make bowstrings required

optional, not held produce guitar components optional
optional, not held produce harp components optional
optional, not held produce violin bows optional
optional, not held produce violin components optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held tune stringed musical instruments required

03 arts and humanities 3 supplementary

optional, not held types of guitars optional
optional, not held types of strings optional
optional, not held types of violins optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary

optional, not held types of spring optional
optional, not held types of wood optional
optional, not held wood cuts optional

05 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a stringed musical instrument maker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 37 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply a protective layer skill
already held assemble musical instrument parts skill
already held create musical instrument parts skill
already held decorate musical instruments skill
already held maintain musical instruments skill
already held metalworking knowledge
already held musical instruments knowledge
already held musical instruments materials knowledge
already held organic building materials knowledge
already held repair musical instruments skill
already held restore musical instruments skill
already held tuning techniques knowledge
already held 3D modelling knowledge
already held acoustics knowledge
already held apply restoration techniques skill
already held chemistry knowledge
already held conservation techniques knowledge
already held create smooth wood surface skill
already held design musical instruments skill
already held dye wood skill
already held estimate restoration costs skill
already held estimate value of musical instruments skill
already held evaluate restoration procedures skill
already held history of musical instruments knowledge
already held identify customer's needs skill
already held join wood elements skill
already held manipulate wood skill
already held musical instrument accessories knowledge
already held pass on trade techniques skill
already held play musical instruments skill
already held sales promotion techniques knowledge
already held sand wood skill
already held select restoration activities skill
already held stain wood skill
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held trade in musical instruments skill
already held verify product specifications skill

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held produce guitar components optional
optional, not held produce harp components optional
optional, not held produce violin bows optional
optional, not held produce violin components optional
optional, not held types of guitars optional
optional, not held types of strings optional
optional, not held types of violins optional
optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
optional, not held types of spring optional
optional, not held types of wood optional
optional, not held wood cuts optional

11 held skills the stringed musical instrument maker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role build a product's physical model skill
not needed by the target role create wood joints skill
not needed by the target role develop design plans skill
not needed by the target role install organs skill
not needed by the target role join metals skill
not needed by the target role produce harpsichord components skill
not needed by the target role produce organ components skill
not needed by the target role produce piano components skill
not needed by the target role tune keyboard music instruments skill
not needed by the target role types of metal knowledge
not needed by the target role woodturning knowledge

6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held types of guitars optional
optional, not held types of strings optional
optional, not held types of violins optional
optional, not held types of spring optional
optional, not held types of wood optional
optional, not held wood cuts optional

Index

Other moves recorded from keyboard musical instrument maker

Full index of moves from keyboard musical instrument maker

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.