Deering line. It's designed to reproduce the most
sought-after five-string banjos of the pre-war era. The
unique features of the Golden Era are the thicker neck
shape which creates more sustain and the deeper
resonator which provides that warm gutsy tone.
They use an Ebony fingerboard and the flame Eastern
hard rock maple of the neck and resonator are stained
with a cremona sunburst stain. Mother-of-pearl inlays
are the traditional "Hearts and Flowers" pattern.
The Maple rim is turned to traditional dimensions and
mounted with a zinc flange, twenty-hole virgin bell
bronze tone-ring and presto style tailpiece with careful
attention to original dimensions to recreate the sound
and performance traditionalists desire.
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it is very affordable and you get all the important
features that affect the tone and playability.
Greg Deering explains it best: "No one can buy a better
banjo! They could buy a fancier one but not a better
one. The satin finished mahogany neck is made the
same as every one of our necks - fast, comfortable, and
precise. A masterpiece of playability! The pot or drum
assembly is the best quality money can buy. It has our
3-ply maple rim, our top quality sand-cast virgin bell
bronze tone-ring, and our own one piece cast zinc
flange. In fact, it is the exact same pot we use on most of
our more expensive banjos all the way up to the
Gabriella!
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rings out loud and clear. The thick steel rim which is
unique to the Deering line produces a sound similar to a
bronze tone-ring and enables you to get a much more
affordable banjo.
The Boston has the same adjustable mahogany neck,
Ebony fingerboard and mother-of-pearl dot inlays, and
satin finish as the Sierra. The primary difference is in the
drum assembly which is a 3/16" thick steel rim but rings
like a tone-ring. The 24-piece flange and steel rim give
you a very enjoyable tone. We use high quality sealed
guitar-style tuners because they provide a 6:1 gear ratio
for accuracy in tuning. The fifth peg is geared as well.
The 24-piece flange design allows you to convert this
banjo to open-back by removing the flange pieces and
resonator.
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The Goodtime banjo has a slender, low profile neck that is
easy to finger and comfortable for large and small hands.
The fret work is accurate and precise to ensure accurate
intonation over the entire fingerboard. The single
coordinator rod in the pot easily and effectively adjusts
the playability so that the strings are close to the
fingerboard and are easy to press down. All five tuners
are geared and easy to tune. The tailpiece is extremely
strong and easily adjustable to maximize tone by raising
or lowering it.
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The Goodtime 2 banjo is fast and easy to play due to the
slender, low profile, rock maple neck. The single
coordinator rod in the pot allows the player or technician
to adjust the action to suit the players needs.
The standard 11" diameter rim is a combination of birch
and rock maple. The 16 brackets and standard rim
diameter make head adjustments easy and simple and the
availability of replacement heads is simple since the
heads are the same size as almost all modern banjos (11"
high crown).
The maple resonator has a natural blond maple finish with
a single black binding strip around the back edge. The
resonator fastens to the banjo by machine screws that
thread into brass wall lugs on the side walls of the
resonator. Access is easy and simple.
The Goodtime 2 is equipped with all geared tuning
machines for easy, accurate, and stable tuning. The maple
and ebony bridge and top frosted head give a crisp, bright
sound.
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Resonator . . .
The standard 11” diameter multi-ply rim of the Goodtime
Special is made of rock maple and birch. These are
premium tone woods in any grade. They contribute a
sweet, full, bright, crisp, clear, and sparkling sound to all
the members of the Goodtime line of banjos. Couple these
with the Goodtime Special steel tone ring and you have a
banjo with more power, sustain, and ring. The tone ring
is made from 1/8” steel and has the shape of a bluegrass
style tone ring. The sound is clear, with some of the
Goodtime banjo sweetness and yet, it has some of the bell-
like “ping” that is desired in more expensive banjos. It
can be played very soft and fairly hard and has good
balance. The resonator on the Goodtime Special banjo
gives an additional punch and driving power that is
considered essential in many musical styles. The maple
and ebony bridge and top frosted head increase the crisp,
bright sound of the banjo.
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Tone Ring: Rolled Brass Tone Ring
Rim: Mahogany
Flange Assembly: 1 Piece Flange
Tuners: Ashton Bailey Planetary
Resonator: 14" Mahogany
Inlay Pattern: Hearts and Flowers
Fretboard: Rosewood
Bridge Wood: Rosewood
Frets: 22 Nickel Silver
Head: Frosted Remo
Hardware: Chrome
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bracket banjo
Tone Ring: 18 Hole Bell Brass Tone Ring
Rim: Mahogany
Flange Assembly: 2 Piece Tube and Flange
Tuners: Ashton Bailey Planetary
Resonator: 14" Curly Maple Resonator
Inlay Pattern: Deluxe Wreath
Fretboard: Rosewood
Bridge : Rosewood Tipped Maple Bridge
Frets: 22 Nickel Silver
Head: Frosted Remo
Hardware: Chrom
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cast flange that enhances the warm tones and
increases the sustain of the instrument and
also improves the overall stability of the pot
assembly. MRHB-1 Arch Top
Professional 5-string 24 bracket banjo
Tone Ring: 18 Hole Bell Brass Ashton Baily
Tone Ring
Rim: Mahogany
Flange Assembly: 1 Piece Flange
Tuners: Ashton Bailey Planetary
Resonator: 14" Curly Maple Resonator
Inlay Pattern: Deluxe Wreath
Fretboard: Rosewood
Bridge : Rosewood Tipped Maple Bridge
Frets: 22 Nickel Silver
Head: Frosted Remo
Hardware: Chrome
Tone Ring: Rolled Brass Tone Ring
Rim: Mahogany
Flange Assembly: 1 Piece Flange
Tuners: Sealed Diecast
Resonator: 14" Mahogany
Fretboard: Rosewood
Bridge Wood: Rosewood
Frets: 22 Nickel Silver
Head: Frosted Remo
Hardware: Chrome
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and peghead adorn this bound 5-piece maple neck
with double adjustable tension rods. A Bell Brass
tone ring lines the 14 ply hardwood rim and
complements the bookmatched flamed maple
resonator. Tenor, Plectrum, and 6 string banjos
available on special order.
Bell Brass tone ring, Engraved armrest
Maple neck, Flamed maple resonator, Fingerboard
radius flat, Rosewood fingerboard, Maple bass with
Rosewood tip bridge, Tension Tailpiece,
Chrome geared tuning machine, and Remo high
tension head.
Our Price . . . $749.95 Plus shipping and handling