My newest style of banjo is described here and will be be, among other things, a more affordable version of my other tackhead or mountain banjos. Message me at lowlymountainbanjos@gmail.com if you'd like to know more.
***To clarify. The use of the term “real banjo” is to indicate the idea that this design isn’t a throw-away, proof of concept novelty, but rather an instrument made for musicians who will keep and play it as a banjo. Certainly there are many different styles of banjo that are all very much real, even if they aren’t in a specific wooden-rimmed tradition.***