I now play clawhammer on a Lo Gordon D2 (Dwight Diller model) banjo with rosewood rim and tonering and a stripey maple neck - sounds like dark organic chocolate. I also have a Deering Sierra that I have a very long term plan to learn Scruggs picking on -but don't count on it! Before the Lo Gordon, I used it with the resonator off and stuffed the head with a sponge for Old Time - the flange left a groove in my leg.

My oldest current banjo is an El Cheapo Korean made Gremlin aluminium bodied banjo, which actually doesn't sound too bad - I glued some foam sleeping pad round the inside of the rim to remove some of the hollow aluminium overtones it used to have. The action is easily adjustable, unlike most banjos, and I can quickly take the neck off to put it into my luggage for taking it on holiday.

The Lo Gordon is the only one I play in sessions though!

Cheers
Ray