For those with a bent (or twist or whatever) towards building musical instruments as well as playing them, I recommend this site: MIMF. Check out my resonator mandolin photos and description on the discussion "homemade musical instruments" in the "other stringed instruments" section.

I also enjoy various news sites but I'm not telling which ones for fear all you left leaners will come to my house, raise my taxes, and ask what my Social Security number is (grin wink).