Uniquely Deering, the Boston banjo breaks with tradition and provides a professional quality sound at a lower price point by creating the drum from 3/16″ rolled steel which rings like a tone ring and upgrading the accuracy of tuning with guitar style tuners with a higher gear ratio. The uniquely Deering inlay pattern gives you visual beauty enhancing the great performance.
NECK:
- Mahogany - Now Available in Maple
- Slender Deering Neck Shape
- Guitar style tuners - (Planetary Tuners available as an option)
- Geared 5th String Tuner
- Seed and Vine Maple and Pearloid Inlays
- Satin Finish
- 22 Pressed In Nickel Silver Frets
POT:
- Nickel Plated and Durable 3/16″ Steel Rim
- Beveled Tension Hoop
- 11″ Frosted Top Medium Crown Head
- Nickel Plated Traditional Style Zinc Flange
- 5/8″ Maple/Ebony Deering Smile Bridge
- 24 Flat Hooks with 9/32″ Hex Nuts
- 24 Bracket Shoes
- Nickel Plated Hardware
- Deering Truetone Tailpiece
- Butterfly 24 Piece Flange
- Steel Coordinator Rod for Adjustments
RESONATOR:
- Mahogany
- Trimmed in White
- Straight Sidewalls
- Satin Finish
Includes a Deering Hardshell Case
TONE:
Has the sweet sound of mahogany with less sustain than a maple or walnut banjo. Crisp highs and good bass response with less overtones than many banjos. Easy to play with clarity of note separation. Great for recording.
TUNED:
g,D,G,B,D in standard G tuning
Can easily be tuned in other tunings as well.
STRINGS
- Comes with Deering 5-String Light Gauge Banjo Strings tuned to in standard G tuning (G,D,G,B,D)
- Gauges: 10 11 13 21w 10
- End Type: Loop
DIMENSIONS:
- Neck Width at the Nut 1 1/4″
- Scale Length Nut to Bridge 26 1/4″
- Resonator diameter 13 7/8″
- Overall Instrument Length 38″
- Weight Approx. 9.6 lbs
