Not many people have heard of Ashborn . Leadfingers have a look at " The American Instroment " by Phillip F Gura and James F Bollman . Published by Chapel Hill press . It gives a very broad picture of banjo making in the 19th century in the USA . Anyone interested in the subject will love this book .
               I live ten miles away from where the shop was and I didnt even know about him .I had a Guitar made by Ashborn but didnt know till I lucked into helping the museum with a pottery problem . There was a case like a giutar I had and there you go ><><><> Holy cow I have an1840 guitar made in my home county . !!!   Ya Hoo . !!