Prust tackhead with square peghead submitted 8/31/2008 Submitter boavirett Where Purchased direct from builder Year Purchased 2008 Price Paid 258.00 ($US) Sound frailing /early 3 finger style Classic fretless nylon string sound This banjo is like none I've ever played before.Reminds me of the difference between a classical guitar and a steel string guitar, except that it's fretless. Definitley like comparing apples and oranges (openback vs. resonator) Like it very much. Sound Rating 10 Setup setup (placing the bridge ) was easy but he sent 3 bridges to try out and i liked the lower one best-action closer to neck . Setup Rating 9 Appearance Maple neck with rose wood tailpiece and rosewood stopper inside head Oak rim and brass tackheads holding calf skin top. The joints on the 3 ply rim are barely visible- great woodwork.He placed 12 "fret" markers (rosewood stripes ) flush in the neck, for a minimal extra fee-sets off the maple nicely. Appearance Rating 10 Reliability all hardwood-lasts forever .finish don't know about but seems good. Yes to gigging w/o backup. Reliability Rating 10 Customer Service emailed him from banjobuyer.com and dealt with him directly.Fine easy to deal with a real pleasure.Warranty? don't know. Customer Service 9 Components n/a Components Rating not rated Overall Comments yes If you're looking for a basic banjo fretless civil war era you can't beat the quality or price. Overall Rating 10