Eddie is a fantastic and innovative musician. He is also a fine thumbstyle guitarist as well as a notorious flatpicker. He still tours on occasion with the Country Gentlemen although he normally works as a duo with Martha. I talked with Eddie and Martha in May and he had lost a lot of his dexterity in his right hand. That was restored with the brain surgery. Seems like Martha was the one who suggested that he take the banjo into surgery. The banjo stand does enable Eddie to move easily back and forth from banjo to guitar.