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Leo - Japanese, about the quality of Ibanez, ie good, 1980- 88. Marketed by Fender (Leo Fender, get it?), endorsed for a while by Doug Dillard. Leo was made by Moridaira in Matsumoto. Leo Deluxe was especially fancy in the inlay department.

Lark In the Morning - I don't know what names they have put on these current instruments. Some appear to be Samicks, there is also one with an eagle head inlaid in marquetry into the maple resonator that seem more BC Cho like. Maestro - MaestroTone 250. - Korean from MusicYo.com in 2002 - 2003.

Music Yo is a division of Gibson(!) The price and information on the MusicYo site were enticing; the price was $350-400 or so, did not include a case and shipping. After being out of stock since about April 2003, they are now again listed.

Wayne Norman and I corresponded about this banjo a while back, and he sent an email to the sellers asking specific and informed questions about the details. They never answered him. So even though there is a 90 day money back policy shown, it does imply that if you buy one, there will be very little after the sale service, if they could not be bothered to reply to an inquiry before the sale. Maple w/ sunburst finish, H&F, rosewood fingerboard, one piece flange, brass tone ring, planetary pegs w/ geared 5th (Ping brand?), clamshell tailpiece, white plastic inlays. The wood parts look similar to Korean Epiphone,, also a Gibson offering. If it is as described and reasonable quality, which is possible given what it costs to actually build a banjo over there, it could be a super deal. My guess that the current spate of banjos with brass tone rings (Morgan Monroe comes to mind, also one of the Gold Tones) is because someone has realized you can use spent ammunition casings to cast them, just like all the statuary and horns and such that are sold inexpensively by the roadside here.

There is a lot of that brass lying around on the ground in Asia, and the kids are probably commissioned to bring it in to the village for collection. I would presume the steel parts of the primers are included in the mix, the powder residue will probably cook out. It is not going to be a controlled bell bronze foundry casting by any means. 1-16-03: Detailed pictures, courtesy of of Budapest, Hungary. One of the 2 instruments rated at was poorly set up when received.

Janos has had his apart, and wrote that it is an 8 or 9 ply light colored pot.likely beech but not mahogany as described on the seller's website. The wood under the tone ring is lightly finished, ie not to a gloss, so there will be good contact there. I'm still learning about the tone ring fit, it is loose, clear of the pot by up to 1.5 mm in some places. A Beginner Guide To Gambas Pdf Files. I don't know if this on purpose. Tone ring weight is 3# 7oz (1.560 kg). He closed his email with 'BTW, I really enjoy playing it.'