Ken, the interesting thing is that you can plainly see Bob playing his first plectrum banjo on Tom Dooley....

Not a Vega....

It was a ??????????????

My memory of such things are getting away from me very fast.

I once saw one on e-bay that was exactly like the one Bob had and I told him about it. He wasn't interested in it.

In about ..... 2007 ......

Deering made Bob an all koa plectrum banjo.

I saw it ... it was drop dead gorgeous.

Tons of mother of Perl.

Bob sold it to someone I knew too.

A big Trio fan in Cincinnati.

Not Rob Reider.

He was Bob's age.

May not still be around.

Haven't heard from him in years.

I have him in my rolodex.

I may give him a call.

Max