"I can make one of these in a single session. I also began to be intrigued with the educational possibilities. With traditional crafts apprenticeships and industrial arts education mostly a memory in this country, they provide a way for folks interested in instrument making to learn something about the way stringed instruments work, and to try out some basic woodworking techniques, without making a large investment in tools and materials. I can do an all day workshop with 5 or 10 students and everyone will finish an instrument (or two)."
