How does one get started? At anything. In my case, lutherie, making stringed instruments? Well, I suppose it’s the same as getting started with anything. Start. It really is that simple, although the actual starting point for each of us may vary infinitely. One must simply find a way to start doing that, which situates you in your happy place. My happy place is my current terminology describing a decades-later acceptance. I have always been very practical with my hands. What