An instrument builder/designer is a creative person who transforms materials into musical instruments. They gain knowledge from observing other builders, reading books, and visiting instrument museums to learn different styles. To work as an instrument builder, one needs woodworking skills and education through high school and community college programs. Instrument builders can work full-time or part-time at a music factory, store, or be self-employed.

1. By: Bethany Sanders

2. A music instrument builder/designer is a
creative person, transforming materials into
instruments. They get their knowledge and
ideas by watching other instrument builders
work, reading books, and visiting museum's
of instruments from other eras. They usually
know how to play at least one instrument,
and sometimes they know how to play an
entire family of instruments.

3. The usual salary for
this career is 25,000
to 150,000 a year or
more.

4.  Forthis career you need to have a base
knowledge in woodworking and have gone
through high school and a community college
extension program.

5.  The builder/designer has a number of
options as to where they can work, such as in
a music factory or music store or they can be
self employed.

7. You can either work
part time or full time
depending on where you
decide to work.

8. I personally would not be
interested in this career but I
picked it for my project because
it looked interesting to me.