Reid
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attention all luthiers!
in your opinion, what would be a good stringed instrument to build for a beginner with little woodworking experience? i've attempted a gourd banjo and
i built a bowed psaltery, so something around that difficulty level would be good.
i dont think im ready to build an oud yet 
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MatthewW
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hey buddy, how about a grand piano?  Seriously though, have you ever looked
into those 'Early Music' stores that sell replica kits for old time stringed and non-stringed instruments , like for lute , viheula, guitar,recorder
an so on? These kits are well made and still present you with a challenge.
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Reid
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yeah if i find one at a good price ill consider a kit. I don't have very many tools and the only wood i can get is at the local hardware shop.
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Dr. Oud
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Stewart Macdonald sells kits for some simple instruments
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Kits.html
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Lintfree
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Hey Richard: The Stewart MacDonald catalogue for me is better than Playboy. Checked out the new one lately? I want some of that sticky-backed mylar
sandpaper!! Boy howdy!! The A style mandolin kit is a winner. Get one of their plectrum banjo necks with no frets drill it out for 8 strings and put
that sucker right on there...................some tied frets and there you just do go. A Bozoukalinola.
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Reid
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hmm the campfire mandolin kit looks like it would be perfect for me. thanks for the replies!
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