Hello again and first of all, thank you all very much for your advice. What I forgot to say iin the original post was that the sought-after banjo must be a lefty one. I seem to remember that I saw Goldtone ones during my search this afternoon for lefty players. The instrument isn't for me, I am doing a bit of research for someone else; I had the great good luck to find an Ome single X some years ago that I wouldn't part with! Ray, the Ozark that I saw on the Net looks to be the Californian model that you mention, at least the specs are the same. I will contact the place that's selling them for more information. I'll also have a closer look at lefty Goldtone instruments being offered for sale.

Once again, thanks to all!

best,

Aux