I'm still getting nowhere trying to play clawhammer or bluegrass banjo. 

Basically I'm still not able to finger pick at all, (never mind very well!) and this is a quite plain open back Banjo just like my Barnes & Mullins Banjo so I don't really need two. 

The main difference between them is the B&M has 18 brackets and this one has 12, and as I have always been told "more brackets equals a better Banjo" so I'm keeping the B&M...

 just in case of a crossroads meeting!