"Thanks for making all of this historic banjo paper available to the world Joel. A mighty task. Most of this stuff has been kept secret for many years with access to it given to only a very few privileged persons. Regarding the Cammeyer records, I am…"

"I agree about it its value. And I thank you for your time and effort.  Your time also has value. More than we few on this forum appreciate what you have preserved and will come to appreciate it in the future."

"I have first hand experience with this situation. The problem with "take it all" is that the vast majority of it will be common, already scanned and available British music.  I recently inherited the paper of The Elias Kaufman. …"

"Plus, there are serious budget problems and therefore no guarantee that even if a library/archive took them, that they would keep them in the long term. I recently went to rescue some guitar journals from a university library that had closed down.…"

"Ah, "sell"... that could be a problem.  While previously this banjo paper had monetary value, that seems to have suddenly come to an end.  There is no doubt that it has immeasurable cultural value, but money, not so…"

"When messaging Keith about the Cammeyer, I asked what other archival material he has and he said he is trying to sell his collection of banjo history and ephemera. Many boxes. Not an option for me, but perhaps someone here?"

"I agree, but I don't see Keith very often and we have never been on intimate terms so I don't feel able to approach him on the subject. There are not many Classic banjo players left in the UK and I'm not sure who is in a position to…"

"It would be nice if persons associated with Keith could persuade him (or allow someone else) to scan/digitize and post the Cammeyer ledger in entirety.  It would be a huge historical loss if such a document were to be lost in the shuffle that…"

"All's well that ends well, as they say. A small world with old banjos being passed on to new owners as usual. It is interesting to know that the last VR is still in existence. Cam retired in 1938, the year that his wife died, he then moved up…"

"Well, it turns out that Keith previously owned this banjo! He has the ledger and, yes, as far as he can tell it was the last Vibrante Royal made under Cammeyer's name."

"I found him on FB and have just sent a message. I'll let you know if I hear anything. I hope he's okay."

"I understand that Keith has been in hospital for several weeks this year which might explain his absence from this site. I don't seem to have his email address but I will try to find someone who has his contact details. He lives in Leeds and…"

"Thank you both for string suggestions. I measured an original 3rd gut and an original 2nd wire that were in the case. The 3rd string was .8mm (.315") and the 2nd string was .22mm (.086")"

"Do you perchance have contact info for him? I see he's a member here, but appears to be inactive."

"I have had success in feel and in sound using light gauge steel for strings 1,2, and 5, gut or nylgut for string 3, and an Aquila Type D lute string, which is copper wound on nylgut filaments.  For a Camm Vibrante Royal  I've used,…"