Nice to hear from you all! Not sure when we may be rematerializing in your part of the world. Our nephew Bert and his new wife Bron are by reliable satellite scanning now residence in some part of New South Wales described as Terrigal. Is there such a place?

Bob- it sounds like your Clifford Essex banjo is well worth carefully restoring. I'll see if I can find one on e-Bay to view, or maybe you can start a new thread with links to an image or two.

Jenny- we'll certainly add you to our list of valuable music contacts.

Now if some of you folks would work your way over here to Maine, we would certainly like to reciprocate with one of those incredible Mudcat song parties that people will be fondly remembering for years.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble