Deering Boston 5 String Banjo - Left Handed
The 'Boston' 5 string model with ornate Greg Deering pearl & maple inlays. This professional banjo has a 3/16" thick steel rim which rings out loud and clear with a sound similar to a bronze tone ring. The Boston design is unique to Deering and provides you with a top quality banjo at an affordable price. Please see below for specification details.
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Description
In Greg and Janet Deerings Words:
“The Boston has quite a history behind it. When we started out to build Deering Banjos, the very first banjo we made was called the Intermediate and the basic guts of that banjo was a relatively new concept - a steel rim. Steel has good weight and a very good ring for a banjo that is made in a little bit of a lower price range.
When we first started making it, Janet and I would go to a local bluegrass club, and when we would get out of the car we could always hear one banjo all the way across the parking lot. We noticed that almost every time it was a Boston. That steel rim has a really good clarity of tone. It carries really well and will project beyond banjos that cost much more.
We call it the Boston because of the banjo heritage of the city of Boston. Over a hundred years ago the whole Mecca of banjo manufacturing was centered around the city of Boston.” - Greg Deering
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.
The Boston has an adjustable mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard and mother-of-pearl dot inlays and is satin finished. The Boston is fitted with a 24 piece flange and a mahogany resonator.
Neck:- Mahogany - Now Available in Maple
- 22 Pressed In Nickel Silver Frets
- Slender Deering Neck Shape
- Seed and Vine Maple & Pearloid Inlays
- Guitar style tuners (Planetary Tuners available as an option)
- Satin Finish
Pot:
- Nickel Plated and Durable 3/16″ Steel Rim
- True Tone Deering Tailpiece
- 11″ Banjo Head
- Beveled Tension Hoop
- 24 Flat Hooks with 9/32″ Hex Nuts
- 24 Bracket Shoes
- Butterfly 24-Piece Flange
- Nickel Plated Hardware
Resonator:
Mahogany
Trimmed in White
Straight Sidewalls
Satin Finish
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.
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
Available Left Handed, Tenor, Plectrum, open back or with planetary tuner upgrade
Includes a Deering Hardshell Case
Lifetime Warranty
Each banjo we supply is individually set up in our on-site Banjo Specialist Workshop here at Eagle Music. Any Banjo purchased from Eagle will be fully SET UP, checked for intonation and playability and tuned ready for playing straight out of the box!
Specification
Brand Specifics
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Range / Series
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Boston
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Banjo Type
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5 String Banjo
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Number of Strings
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5 String
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Pot
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Pot Type
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Resonator
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Pot Diameter
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11"
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Other
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Country of Manufacture
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Right or Left Handed
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Left Handed
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Supplied with Case/Gig Bag
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Hard Case
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Manufacturers Warranty
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