steven popkes - musical instruments

I've built one mandolin and part of a dulcimer. I'm not happy with either. Hopefully, I'll be doing other such things in the future.

Here are some interesting links.

General and Vendor Links

Frets.com links page

Build Your Guitar links

Kathy Matsushita, Amateur Luthier Genius

Crane Plan Site

Music Instrument Builders

First Quality Music

Janet Davis Music

Elderly Music -- where I bought my lute

International Violin Company

Acoustic Box: Stringed Instrument Repair

Folk Urban Music

Stephen Howard

Luthier's Cool Tools

Associated Tool and Instrument Technique Links

MIMForum, Links 1

MIMForum, Links 2

MIMForum, Selected Files

Homemade Musical Instruments

Old Wood-Working Machines

Fundamentals of Machine Tools

Instrument Building Instruction

Thomas Knatt

Various Plans

$5 Clarinet

Plastic Sax

Rudy's Musical Instrument Construction Sketchbook

Vintage Projects

Dennis Havlena's Homemade Instruments

Kitguy's Musical Instrument Catalog

Mottola Lutherie Information Website

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Dizzy Dulcimer's Links

Making Wind Chimes

Building a Hurdy-gurdy

Eric Reiswig: Pipes and Whistles

Harpmaking FAQs

Makers and Other Associations

S. California Violin Maker's Association

Galpin Society

Instrument Kit Links

Heritage Music

Music Maker's Kits

Banjo

Build a Bluegrass 5-String

Song of the Great Lakes Woodworking Studio: Banjo

Cornemuse

CPVC Cornemuse

Flutes and Flute-Like Instruments

Re-Creating the Jorvik Panpipes

Musical Bamboo Flute
Blowers

Didjeridu

Violin

Rebec

Making a Rebec: Patrick Willoughby

Percussion

Homemade Percussion & Junkmusic

More about Surdos

Mudcat Cafe: Make Your Own Instruments

Guitar

Guitar Specialist: Martin Factory Tour

Constructing an Acoustic Guitar

Dulcimer

Banjo

Mandolin

F5 Mandolin Construction