Banjo ukuleles are often called banjoleles BUT as far as I am aware only the ones made by a firn called "Keech" are realy banjoleles. It is a bit like a "Hover" being used as a general name for all vaccuum cleaners. The Keech banjos had a aluminum core and a wooden drum suround, giving a brighter more resonate and louder sound. Being a failed banjo uke player myself, I did have a couple of Keech banjos in the past, both were in rather poor condition and distorted to the point of being unplayable. They did not keep their shape but they did keep their price and I had no problem selling them on, even when pointing out all the bad pionts.
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