Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 49'480 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 49'200 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 61'600 |
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Swiss professionsDesign & Crafts
Geigenbauer/in EFZ
Craftsmanship meets music for perfect string instruments
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You build and restore string instruments by hand and advise musicians.
As a Geigenbauer/in EFZ, you combine craftsmanship with musical passion. In your workshop, you make violins, violas, and cellos by hand. You repair old instruments, replace parts, and tune them perfectly. With great patience and fine tools, you turn wood into resonant masterpieces.
FieldDesign & Crafts
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryArt & Crafts
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02 · Salary
What you can earn
No verified Swiss salary data is available for this profession yet.
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Geigenbauer/in EFZ.
Salary trend
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| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 61'000 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 60'000 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Geigenbauer/in EFZ
- ⏱ 4 Jahre
Official education path
The training lasts 4 years and combines professional theory at the Geigenbauschule Brienz with practical workshop work.
Typical training path
Geigenbauer/in EFZ
Curriculum
- Vorbereiten und Planen von Arbeiten
- Bauen von Streichinstrumenten
- Durchführen von Servicearbeiten und Reparaturen an Streichinstrumenten
- Arbeiten an Bögen
- Instrumentalunterricht
Prerequisites
- Completed compulsory school
- Ability to play an instrument (preferably violin, viola, or cello)
- Passed ear test
- Passed eye test
- Passed written exam
- Passed interview
- Contact with Geigenbauschule Brienz before signing the training contract for dual initial training
Requirements
- Craftsmanship
- Precise working methods
- Spatial awareness
- Sense of form and color
- Musicality and good hearing
- Ability to concentrate
- Patience and endurance
- Good manners
- 1Vorbereiten und Planen von Arbeiten
- 2Bauen von Streichinstrumenten
- 3Durchführen von Servicearbeiten und Reparaturen an Streichinstrumenten
- 4Arbeiten an Bögen
- 5Instrumentalunterricht
Where this can lead
Career changers are possible if you have relevant craftsmanship experience and musical understanding. Contacting the Geigenbauschule Brienz will clarify individual requirements.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Craftsmanship
- Musical ear
- Patience and precision
- Customer advice
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand at your workbench and carefully plane a new ebony fingerboard. Then you check with trained ears whether the strings sit perfectly on the bridge.
- You repair and restore violins, violas, and cellos with great care.
- You make string instruments completely by hand using carefully selected wood.
- You work maple and spruce with planes, rasps, and fine carving tools.
- You replace broken bridges, pegs, or fingerboards and glue the parts.
- You check the sound quality of each instrument with trained ears.
- You advise customers on maintenance, repair, and rental of instruments.
- You bend the ribs in steam and fit them exactly to the templates.
Working conditions
You usually work alone in a quiet workshop or in a specialized music store.
Where to learn
- Schweizer Verband Geigenbau und Bogenbau (SVGB)Kollerweg 28, 3006 Bern
- Geigenbauschule BrienzOberdorfstrasse 94, 3855 Brienz BE
Strengths
- Craftsmanship
- Musical ear
- Patience and precision
- Customer advice
Trade-offs
- Physical strain
- Solo work
- Economic dependence
- High responsibility
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