An openback banjo with a clear head and a nice tonering can be very pretty. This banjo sound great too, with this head. BTW, it's a Remo clear head.
Iida banjo from the 1970s with deep pot and chrome-plated 20-hole flathead tonering. In the background Deering Vega No.2 Tubaphone openback.
Photo summary: camera is Zorki 3 with Jupiter-8 lens (50 mm), film is Kodak Tri-X at 800 ASA in developer Kodak D76 1:1.