Thanks to Scott Didlake (1948-1994) for many of the esoteric books in my collection. we became good friends late in his life which was cut short by ALS, and he left me a wealth of information from conversations, 2 wood flutes and quite a few boxes of books.
Scott was an amazing person who, along many other accomplishments (including developing some of the first voice-recognition software), revived the construction and playing of the Banza, an early african american banjo-like instrument. He recieved his instructions on making this from visionary dreams and a thorough search of the available historical documentation, of which the most tangiable piece was the image he is pictured with here.



More about Scott Didlake around the web:

Few people have influenced the interest in recent gourd banjos more than Scott Didlake.
Born in New Orleans and raised in the rural Mississippi town of Crystal Springs ......
http://www.dhyatt.com/craft_bio_didlake.html

Scott Didlake – “An Apprentice With The Ghosts” By Bob Carlin
http://www.dhyatt.com/craft_didlake/articles/Carlin_Didlake_Article.pdf

Banjo Pete carries on Scott's traditional style
http://www.banjopete.com/

Rare Video of Scott discussing the history of the Banjo!




Scott had a wonderful perspective on Life, and introduced me to many interesting concepts,
including the works of Phillip K Dick, Franz Bardon, William Cooper and short-wave radio.

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