David Hyatt of Fayetteville, AR makes gourd banjos. He has a website with mp3's of several different artists playing a gourd banjo. He also teaches a class in gourd banjo making at the Ozark Folk School each spring. That is held at the Ozark Folk Center. David's website is www.dhyatt.com
His banjos are fretless and are 4 string and 5 string type. The 4 string has 3 low strings and a 4th high frailing string. The gourd banjo has a haunting sound and is strung with gut strings.
Bill Lisk