Thanks Jon, Sounds like mine is probably the Japanese Hohner. Flat head tone ring, yes. Tenor no. The tone, while not a Stelling by any means, aint half bad. And as I said, it's about as good a banjer as I am a picker. I'm looking forward to moving to the Mainland in a few months, where I can walk into numerous shops and actually handle banjos and learn some stuff. Meanwhile, all you Mudcatters are a very knowledgable and helpful bunch of folks, and I do appreciate it.