I am excited that you are thinking about seismology as a hobby. I built this website to aid you in your quest for knowledge
about the earth we live on.
Here you'll find information about basic construction of a Lehman type, Horizontal seismometer.
You'll find electronic schematics, and parts lists for building the monitoring circuits along with information about
computer connections and software for data logging.
Finally a list of other websites devoted to seismology and "Home Grown" seismograms for you to download and compare to
USGS monitoring sites.