Mr. BSeed, Thanks for reviving this thread....I will check out Mr. Diller's website today. I am not too far off from buying that Deering Goodtime banjo that we discussed in the forum earlier. I had occasion to play one several months ago and fell in love with the light weight and nice tone of the instrument. Admittedly it looks kind of strange with the type of head it has on it (more like a guitar than traditional banjo) but it does sound good! Have you had any experience with one yet? (or anyone else for that matter?)