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From part 1 of The Repair Technician’s Paradigm:
“[To be a successful instrument repair technician] there are several areas of knowledge and expertise that can be identified and myriad skills to itemize, but I have compartmentalized and narrowed down the specifics into 3 areas of necessity for this job. These include:
skills and experiences of a musician
thought processes and dexterity of a mechanic
knowledge and understanding of a machinist”
Part III in this series will talk about working like a mechanic. While some may think this must mean taking frequent smoke breaks and leaving black smudgy fingerprints everywhere you go, it is a bit more involved than that.