Glen...Do you do folk festivals as a builder anymore? You are of course quite right, and shame on us for not mentioning it sooner. In Canada at least, one off hand made instruments are a great value compared to the price of imported instruments of the same ilk. In guitars and mandolins it's possible to buy a first rate hand made instrument for no more than a run-of-the-mill Taylor or Martin. I've bought 3 guitars this way, though my first call mandolin (the Moon) is a smallish Scottish builder. From what I understand the same sort of thing applies to the UK market...don't know about south of the Canada/US border.
Aine and Guest DB...Check out Glen's instruments, or do a search here, we've talked about them before I think. You won't be disappointed.