Part Time/Full Time Luthier position at Straight Frets

Straight Frets has a lucrative job opening for a full time or part time luthier.

Must have luthier training or have worked in a guitar factory and/or store.

Skills must include:
-setups of electric and acoustic guitars
-electronics (pickup installs, full rewire, acoustic pickup install with balanced output, etc)
-communication abilities
-the ability the continue to learn
-computer skills a plus

Pay is 60% of all jobs done not related to the Plek, plus specific numbers for jobs associated with the Plek (i.e. prepping a guitar with a nut blank for the Plek is $20, or finishing off the nut by rounding the corners and buffing it out is a $10 task. which equates to $40-100+/hour depending on how quick you work.)

PLEASE READ: Dependable transportation is a must. Applicants are lightly trained during a 2-3 day trial period where the pay is 50% of each job when detailed instruction is applied. This period is used to gauge competency, willingness to learn new steps, ease of following directions, good hygiene, people skills, and a general good fit for the shop. Due to many applicants, a trial period decision isn't made sometimes for a few weeks.

Please include:
*a resume with at least two references
*a list of the jobs you're very comfortable with
*a list of jobs you've done a few times but could brush up on
*a general list of your tools
*any shots you'd like to include (before and after jobs, a shot of your current bench the way it looks now, etc)

Feel free to email any questions to Danny.