Banjo Picking Mechanism
in the new Ramey Encore Automatic Banjo
(made by the Ramey Piano Company)

Close-up of the left-side banjo picking mechanism. The two flat springs forward of the pneumatics and ornate bracket offer sliding resistance to the pivoted picker wires. This resistance causes the pickers to follow "elliptical" orbits described by tiny templates located about two inches inward from the banjo end of the supporting bracket.