(*) At several points, the strings are struck with various items, including Wooden Drum sticks on the higher strings, Timpani sticks on the lower strings, and also a Plectrum.
Plectrum, a device for plucking or strumming a stringed instrument
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Luther 'Red' Roundtree, (born August 4, 1905 in Mount Pleasant, Texas - died April 30, 1990) was an American plectrum banjo player and co-founder of The Banjo Kings in 1951, an American banjo band.
Vega also acquired the plectrum instrument division (comprising bowl-back mandolins, guitars, and several types of banjos) of Boston's Thompson & Odell Company.