Well, I've been known to play a banjo myself, and to write about it, too. If our friend Burke would like to send me his address, I'll send him a copy of The Old-Timey Banjo Book (©1976) by Bob Clayton (©1941).

Send your address to my email address, songuitar@starpower.net.

I sell the books, too, if anyone else is interested. Chance wrote me once, but I think the process got shortchanged and I never sent him a book. I sell them for $10 postpaid (it used to be less -- the cover price is $4.25, but them's 1976 dollars).

Bob Clayton
8401 Cedar St.
Silver Spring, MD 20910

And I recommend Ebay and antique shops as sources for good used banjos. I don't recommend hock shops, 'cause they don't have good ones, usually, and charge too much. Antique shops often charge too much, too, so I really recommend Ebay.

Bob