"Gold Tone is a weird company.  They kind of get close to the mark, but not quite.   Take, for example, your "cello banjo".  The basis for this was a tenor banjo cello, or a tenor banjo pitched one octave below the…"

"Hi Joel.  Thanks for your reply - much appreciated.  I own a couple of very nice Clifford Essex banjos that are of course superb for classic banjo playing. I also play a 5-string Goldtone cello banjo arbitrarily tuned to E which…"

"I have to admit that when these came out I just kind of ignored them, dismissing them as a novelty.  This post had me go read the description.  According to Gold Tone copy, it is "tuned" one octave below the 5th fret of a regular…"

"Many thanks.  I'm very happy to buy the tablature sheet music if it exists anywhere. I used to buy mine from Clifford Essex but can only find material on Ebay these days which doesn't include these two pieces. If there are books or…"

"If you accept my friend request that will allow me to message you and attach pdfs. I did Albumblatt as well - just the solo banjo parts.I'm in Perth Western Australia, so I've just woken up."

"Sorry, a bit late to the dance. You might check with Rob MacKillop. He's played both on Youtube and it is possible he published them in one of his books. Alternatively, Clifford Essex music has many titles still available. I have tab for both…"

"Many thanks Ed, I look forward to receiving it and having a go at this lovely piece.  Cheers.  Dave "

"Hi David, I've just done All Alone for you and will email. Ed"

"Hi Marc, Joel.  Thank you both for responses to my question on the cello banjo. At the other end of the scale is the so-called Giraffe banjo or banjorette that seems to have been a novelty instrument with a very small [5 inch ?] head. Again I…"

"The Gold Tone cello banjo is not exactly what they represent it to be.  It is really a tenor banjo with a 5th string added. By "tenor banjo" I mean it based on a Gibson tenor cello banjo (one octave below the tenor banjo).  This…"

"Originals are fairly rare...they were never built in large numbers. I was told there are only around a dozen Stewart CBs known to still exist. Part of the problem is that they're typically relegated to playing simple bass lines..no solos.…"

"Thanks for sharing photographs of your banjo collection - superb !!.  I also found your video on the internet last night showing you playing your S S Stewart cello banjo. It's an impressive instrument for sure. I wonder why cello banjos…"

"I own and play an ~1895 S.S.Stewart CB. One of my favorite instruments."