Obtaining your Musical Instrument

If you want to compare the advantages and disadvantages of the different forms of obtaining an instrument or if you doubt if you will get a good instrument from a kit, please, read the following articles.

Making or Buying: advantages and disadvantages

• Advantages and disadvantages of several ways of obtaining a musical instrument.

Questions about Making

• Can I really build a musical instrument?
• Why should I build musical instruments?
• Essential tools to build an instrument.
• When I should start?
• What is a Kit?
• Should I build my first instrument from scratch, or should I buy a kit?
• I want to build a perfect musical instrument even though I have no experience as a woodworker or instrument maker.
• Can I build it cheaper myself?
• Can an instrument built from a kit be good enough for musical purposes or be as good as a professionally made by an expert instrument maker?
• How finished are the parts of the RWC kits?
• Is everything included in a RWC kit?
• Can an occasionally builder get the same quality that a professional builder gets?
• Can an occasionally builder at home, with the same kit, get the same quality that an experienced builder with a well equipped workshop?
• I have decided that building instruments is what I want to do for a living. What's the best way to get started?
• Can I take on a particularly challenging project like an spinet, hurdy-gurdy or a guitar as my first instrument?
• How does RWC kits compare with their competitors?
• Can I modify the kit I buy to make it a different shape or size?
• What can I do if, by mistake, I spoil a part?
• Can I get the instruction manual  or plan to see how difficult the construction of the kit is?

Materials and Legislation

• What is CITES
• Travelling with a musical instrument
• Price vs. Value