I will be taking four banjos (and one vintage archtop guitar) to Clifftop. Three are Ramseys ($1,100 each) and one is a Chuck Lee. ($2,000). All are open-back and ideal for clawhammer. All are fretless, with the exception of the Chuck Lee, which is a semi-fretless. One of the Ramseys is a minstrel banjo with peghead (geared) tuners that have all the appearance of period friction peg tuners.
If you plan to attend Clifftop, I'll let you play them to your heart's content. I'm sure one will hook you good like all four did me.
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