My list in order would be : John Grey I got in London after breaking my neck on a bonnivile outside Cardiff. CAlf skin head and brass fitted resonator. Warped neck but great sound.
                                              In the early 70's I bought and sold Fairbanks , Dobbson SS Stewart and then got a Baldwin Ode from Rodger Sprung to play out. I was doing both early up picking and frailing. I was playing lots of square dances and bar bands. Traded that for a 1905 Vega Tubaphone with a Mike Alison neck. ( One of my all time faverites)in 1974-5. Witch I played most of the years I worked out with Lui Collins. Then in 1986-7 I got a Bacon ( Hartford ) FF Profesional ( Great banjo in the studio but tough in concert ) Then in 1999 I got a 1925 ball bearing Mastertone with a mediocer Japaneese Neck. great in the dance halls and studio both.I still use it for bigger rooms.
          In the last few years I have been playing nothing but Mike ramseys instroments. I got a student model to travel with and he sets them up so well for frailing that it made me sound better then my mastertone ! I also got a student Ramsey frettless for some old timmey work.
          I have since bought a larger head Ramsye with a custom drum depth twenties style drum thickness in laminations and an early style neck heel. It has great presence ! Also its peghead is of a Dobbson type and has a great neck scoop. This banjo realy makes me sound like ME. Its takes years to come up with a keeper but I am home . All the best to all here.