Deering Goodtime GDAE Irish Tuned 17 Fret Tenor Banjo Beginners Pack

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The Deering Goodtime USA built 17 fret Irish tenor banjo with a six year guarantee. Excellent for playing Irish tunes, the Deering Goodtime with three ply solid violin maple rim & bow tie inlays. 19 fret version available.

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Key Features
Made in the U.S.A.
Made in the U.S.A
6 Years Warranty
3 play maple rim
Quality 3 Ply Maple Rim

Pack contains the following items

Code: G-17
Made in the U.S.A.
Made in the U.S.A
6 Years Warranty
3 play maple rim
Quality 3 Ply Maple Rim

The USA built Goodtime open back tenor banjo with fast action 17 fret rock maple neck. Can be supplied tuned for playing jazz in CGDA, Irish music in GDAE or Chicago (guitar style) in DGBE. A great sounding USA hand-built 17 fret tenor banjo. Please see below for specification

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The TGI Transit series of bags are made of a durable canvas featuring 10mm padding, tough durable TGI zip ring pulls for quick and easy access and an embroidered TGI logo.

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Learn To Play 'Irish Tenor Banjo' one of the best and simplest Irish tenor banjo tutor books ever written...by all Ireland champion Owen Hackett.
£19.99

Very simple single button design. The excellent Fzone FT-15 clip on chromatic tuner. Very simple to use with a single selector button for on/off and also mode selection. Suitable for any stringed instrument including banjo, guitar, ukulele, violin and others. It just simply clips on to the headstock of your instrument and picks up the vibration to register the exact tuning of your instrument. Please see more details below. Note Eastman guitar not included!

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An excellent Irish GDAE Tuning heavy gauge Irish Tenor Banjo string set.

String gauges are plain 1st and wound 2nd, 3rd and 4th gauged as follows:- 13, 20w, 30w, 40w

£5.99

Black webbing banjo strap with leather ends, fully adjustable for length, complete with banjo fixing ties.

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A set of two graded faux tortoiseshell plectrums. 1 x 0.50mm 1 x 0.70mm.

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Description

An excellent value 'Irish' tenor banjo starter pack ...this super value Irish Tenor Banjo Starter Pack includes all that you need to start playing 'Irish tenor banjo'  ...The pack includes a USA built Deering Goodtime Tenor Banjo.

Please use the drop down box above to choose the pack of your choice.

We set up each banjo with the correct gauge strings for tuning and playing 'Irish tenor banjo' At the set-up stage, we file the nut and the bridge to suit the heavier gauge strings and set the action and intonation. We tune each banjo to G, D, A, E for 'Irish' dropped tuning.  

The following super value items are included in this pack ...

  • Deering Goodtime 17 fret short scale or 19 fret tenor banjo with three ply solid violin maple rim, and bow tie fingerboard inlays 
  • A fully chromatic clip on tuner
  • Quality 10mmm padded gig bag with double rucksack straps
  • Fitted adjustable shoulder strap
  • Choice of Tutor Book or DVD -  All Ireland Champion Owen Hackett 'The Irish Music Banjo Tutor Book or Gerry O'Connor Irish Tenor Banjo tutor book & CD. DVD options include Gerry O'Connor's "Absolute beginners Irish Tenor banjo" DVD, Or Gerry O'Connors "Irish tenor banjo, complete techniques"
  • Spare set of Eagle-Puretone hand crafted strings for G,D,A,E tuning
  • Two Plectrums
  • Deering Presentation Box
  • Banjo Maintenance Manual available to download from the Deering website.
  • 6 year Guarantee

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

Range / Series
Goodtime
Product Line
Blonde Goodtime
Banjo Type
4 String Banjo
Number of Strings
4 String

Pot

Pot Type
Open back
Pot Diameter
11"
Pot Construction
3 ply violin grade maple rim
Banjo Head Type
White Smooth Top
Crown Height
High Crown (1/2")
Number of Hooks
16
Bridge
Deering Goodtime Smile Bridge 3 footed maple with ebony tip
Bridge Height
5/8"
Tailpiece
Deering Goodtime Patented Tailpiece

Neck

Neck Material
Blonde slender rock maple neck
Fretboard
Maple
Number of Frets
17
Neck Inlays
Goodtime Bow Tie Inlays
Scale Length
21" (535mm)

Headstock

Nut Material
Synthetic
Nut Width
1 1/8″ (28.5mm)
Tuning Pegs
Closed geared side tuners
Tuner Buttons
Chrome

Finish

Finish
Satin

Other

Overall Length
32″
Country of Manufacture
USA
Right or Left Handed
Right Handed
Supplied with Case/Gig Bag
None
Manufacturers Warranty
6 Years
6 Years
Weight
4 lb

Misc

Package Deals
Starter Pack

Related video

Goodtime 17 Fret Demonstration

Customer reviews

4.7 / 5
3 reviews for Deering Goodtime GDAE Irish Tuned 17 Fret Tenor Banjo Beginners Pack
Reviews.io customer reviews
Keith Hannington
19/06/2024
Quality banjo and quite beautiful.
Excellent playability. Lovely tone.
I love the weight and feel of it.
Rated 5 out of 5
Barry Dewdney
21/04/2023
This item would be better appreciated if it came with arm rest already fitted as I would find it more comfortable to play if that were the case. As I discovered that I when ordering one afterwards and had to pay postage again.
Rated 4 out of 5
Brian Richards
13/04/2022
Exactly what I wanted. Blown away with being able to play my banjo straight out of the box.
Rated 5 out of 5

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