Sorry I didn't see this earlier Pansy, but alison has it. I haven't used but a few kits for things and they were mainly in the role of helping a friend/acquaintance. I have seen the finished product of several and had the chance to see the instructions from some also. For my own 2 cents, go with MusicMaker Kits. They are above average woods and seemingly well selected, very complete, and have excellent instructions. Also they have done a good bit of final work for you which for someone not geared up to do a lot of woodworking is certainly an advantage.

I saw one of their autoharps last year and had no idea it was a kit although it looked like one of theirs. The guy had done a fine job with it, thrown in a few personal touches, and came away with an attractive and nice sounding autoharp.

They'd be my pick anyway.

And unless you are a decent woodworker many of the plans I've seen are pretty short on instructions and clarifications. You maybe are better than that, but some aren't.....and the plans vary widely. Most assume you have a shop and know what you're doing. Again, MusicMaker seems to do a better job here as well.

Spaw