Because every banjo is different

I've retired from gigging due to arthritis, so finger picking has become unattainable. It is with a sad heart I must announce the sale of my unique, ornate 5-string heavyweight bluegrass banjo. I hope it goes to a good home.
GO FIND A NEW FRIEND, OLD FRIEND

Crafted by an English banjo luthier

DENNIS SMITH OF ALYESBURY

Loud, heavyweight bluegrass banjo

Constructed from components sourced from Sullivan Banjo Company, Alabama
(formerly First Quality Music Supplies) 
Nickel-Plated Tone Ring, Flathead, Tennessee 20, Pre-War Style
Mother of pearl inlaid finger board
Ornated, legacy resonator inlay
Ornately carved maple neck
Mother of pearl binding and resonator thumbscrews
5 Star head
Set up by Tom Waghorn, Bristol