I am the founder of Luthier Built. Its mission is to connect players of stringed musical instruments with luthiers, the artisans who hand-craft and restore stringed instruments.
The LuthierBuilt.net website will be launched later this year. It will enable musicians to locate luthiers worldwide, review media-rich presentations of their work and their services, and connect with them. The site will be quietly yet widely marketed on the web, drawing musicians to it.
It will be of the highest integrity and quality, and totally free of advertising. Its public areas, including its directory of professional luthiers -- as well as its articles on luthiers, their art, and their work with musicians -- will be freely available to visitors.
The site will also provide an exceptional networking environment for lutherie students, amateurs, educators, and professionals.
Please feel free to contact me if this project is of interest to you.