I am so glad to see this as my friend just bought one of these and there is so little out there on them. It sounds really good. By the way, Recording King is an American importer who have its instruments made in China, so I don't know if it can be referred to as a Chinese company (Chinese made for an American Company). The reason I make this point is the RK is known for high quality design and set-up. I owned one of their banjos and although it cost very little (I have since sold it and am sorry I did), it was one of the playing banjos I have ever played, and I have played many high quality banjos. In other words, I have complete faith in the design and setup of the RK products and think you can wholly endorse them even if they were twice the price. Thanks again, Mike