Cümbüş Means Fun: A history of a Turkish folk instrument, now more popular in America and Europe. It combined features of the oud and the banjo; unusually, it has interchangeable necks.
Frets.com: Includes large collection of articles about maintenance, repair, instrument making, and accessories for stringed instruments.
Indian Stringed Instruments: Pictures and descriptions of the stringed instruments of India.
Introduction to Saz and other Middle Eastern Long-neck Lutes: A history and description of the long-necked lute family, including the Turkish saz, Greek bouzouki, and Iranian tar.
John Thompson on the Guqin Silk String Zither: Introduction to this Chinese instrument, with pictures, song lyrics and information on its place in Chinese culture.
The Cümbüs: An illustrated description of the instrument, and of the author's techniques for playing Scottish music on it.
Traditional Chinese String Instruments: Profile of Chinese traditional string instruments, including plucked strings, bowed strings, and hammered strings.