Stelling Master Flower submitted 8/12/2008 Submitter Grum Where Purchased Janet Davis Year Purchased 2008 Price Paid 3,850 ($US) Sound It just sounds beautiful. Clean, clear, sharp and balanced all the way up the neck. People said Stellings are "loud" but that certainly does not mean coarse or harsh. It plays beautfully at whatever volume you choose to pick it. Sound Rating 10 Setup It was shipped across the planet to Australia from a Northern Summer to a Southern Winter and it was still in tune!!! (well almost) Setup was perfect. Setup Rating 10 Appearance Flawless. I searched it meticulously trying to find some microscopic flaw and failed. It had obviosly been polished within an inch of it's life before packing and posting. Inlay is wonderful. The unstained walnut was a little lighter in colour than I expected but that's because I'm used to Queensland 'walnut' which is a much more chocolate brown. I bought the walnut for the sound, not the colour. Appearance Rating 10 Reliability I've only had it for a fortnight but it seems to exude quality. The plating is deep and brilliant. Reliability Rating 10 Customer Service Very prompt until it got to Australia. The Australian delivery service was slow and frustrating and customs delayed it for days. Customer Service 10 Components Everything seems wonderful, but then you'd expect that on a $5,000 banjo. The TKL case seems to be of top quality as well. Components Rating 10 Overall Comments Janet Davis has genuine sales every month. When I ordered my banjo the Master Flower on the web page disappeared. The price was $3,850 while Banjo.com and FQM and Stelling itself had it listed for $5,000. It feels great. It sounds great. and I think I'm a better player already as a result!!! Overall Rating 10

Intelli MT500 submitted 6/12/2008 Submitter Grum Where Purchased Aust. Luthier's Supplies Overall Comments After writing my earlier review I disassembed the tuner, jiggled everything inside - nothing seemed obviously broken or loose. Reassembled it and VIOLA! it works. Now its as good as new. When it works it's very.very good. Overall Rating 8

Intelli MT500 submitted 6/9/2008 Submitter Grum Where Purchased Australian Luthiers Supplies Overall Comments Opened the packet, set it up. Nothing happened! Dead as a Dodo. Sent it back. Got a replacement quite quickly. Worked OK for 3 weeks, then began failing to register on the low D string. Replaced battery. Then it failed altogether. It lights up but the needle just sits there while I twang away in frustration. When it worked it seemed terrific. Now I just want my money back. Overall Rating 1