As always I apologize if this thread has already been started in a slightly different form .
                              I thought it would be fun to have a thread that talked about lots of different banjo makers and what they are up to . My interest is in clawhammer so I will talk in that area myself but I hope some bluegrass and Tenor players might add to this their favorites!! . My hope is for this thread not to be who is the "best" but just here celebrating that we have so many great people making great banjos   to talk about .
                
                              I have a wonderful banjo from Mike Ramsey's shop . His set up work has made me sound better then I ever thought I could.
http://www.ramseybanjos.com/

                                We had a thread started on Bob Fleshers work .      
Incredibly beautiful banjos :        http://www.flesherbanjo.com/
        
                                 I just found this incredible maker when I was looking for old John Ashborn banjos . Kevin Enoch's banjos are as Classic a looking banjo as I have ever seen !! Just beautiful .I cant wait to hear one .
http://www.enochbanjos.com/

                                 For the historian in all of us James Hartel's Banjos look perfect . I am hoping my local Historical Museum will get one of these great remakes of Ashborn's banjo .. http://www.minstrelbanjo.com/index.html

                                 With all the interest in Dwight Dillers teaching and his following I have heard a lot about Lo Gordon's wonderful banjo's . They look great and the few I have played they are great to frail .http://www.cedarmtnbanjos.com/
                        
                         In Harrogate Yorkshire England a year or two ago I tried a very beautiful banjo made by a man named James Bowen . Just beautiful work His banjos are called Griffon banjos .
                        
                           Anyway all the best for now . To support all these makers ,wouldnt it be great to buy one from each !!! Happy playing , Guy