It's somewhat amazing what kind of answers people's responses will give that have nothing to do with the original question. Having asked about instrument building and getting many answers saying "check out this website" I was rather disappointed, until I suddenly got a flash of insight saying that I wasn't really looking for information on instrument building as much as the "human" interaction. This realization has given me quite a bit to ponder.

A sincere thank you to everyone who has given me a URL. As soon as the weather here turns for the better I will be visiting each of the sites and deciding what to build next. If there's interest, I'll let y'all know how it turns out, and, maybe, I'll get a chance to play it some Sunday evening. In the meantime, I think I need to do a bit of self analysis.