Well another day has presented different problems but all with solutions.

I started today by adding the final padauk ring to the top.

I then built a disk to support the inside of the bowl. My tailstock would not reach it so I have to add some blocks to extend it. The banjo barely fit in the remaining space but it did work. It was a bit of a nail biter to clean the inside of the ring as tool presentation was drastically compromised. But it worked.
Now to finish up the outside. I did put my steady back inside.
Onto dressing the bottom. Using the jumbo jaws (medium size) with the bumpers on the inside and very gentle tension the turning was FINISHED!
Now the first coat of my go to Minwax Antique Oil has been applied. I will do 3 or 4 coats and sand back the first two coats quite extensively to fill the grain of the padauk. I will most likely use the beal buff after the final coat is applied.
A very special thanks goes out to Lloyd for all his help and encouragement. Without his help and advise I would not have made it this far. I have learned a ton over the past few month's from him and through the comments of others on this forum.
I will be entering this piece in our annual woodturning contest due to start on April 11.
I will post another final picture in 4 or 5 days when it is complete and staged for a better pose.