Banjer, Who could forget their first banjo? Chances are it was a "melmac" Harmony. Infinitely superior to the Korean crap sold these days as entry level banjos. I sold mine at the age of 20 and got a Vega FW5 which lasted a couple of years until I heard of a "deluxe Vegaphone" from the '30s going for 300 bucks! I travelled 400 miles by train to find out that it was a tenor!! On the way back to Toronto I learned my tenor banjo chords and ended up as part of a hell of a fun jam session with some expatriate Newfoundlanders on the train. Didn't take long though to get a five string neck made for it.

Harmony 12 strings were wonderful instruments, and along with my two Guilds had one of them stolen as well. Trivia Question? What's the connection between Harmony and Vega? Answer: Harmony made the guitars that Vega sold under their brand name.(at a much higher price.) This was in the sixties...I don't know about later.