"Thanks again Joel.  My Wife and I are taking a holiday to Denia in Spain 8-23 May so won't be able to join you at the rally I'm afraid.  A fellow UK based banjo enthusiast and collector has been in touch with me following these…"

"We are having our spring rally next month, May 16-18.  It will be in Palmyra, NY near Rochester (you can swing by Bernunzio Music).   Free to attend for anyone interested in classic banjo! I don't have a cello banjo, but I will…"

"Thanks for the offer - that's very kind of you.  I'll discuss this rally with my Wife. It would be great !!  Cheers.  Dave "

"Come to the ABF Fall Rally...you are welcome to play mine!"

"Thanks again Joel.  I would love to play an original cello banjo but I have never seen one for sale. I used to own a SS Stewart orchestra banjo with a 13 inch head which was superb. I still regret selling it to this day, but a very bad episode…"

"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"