| Deering Tenbrooks
Banjos : The Legacy |
| The Tenbrooks is a new breed of banjo named
after the famed Kentucky Derby winner who beat, by an overwhelming margin,
the ever-popular Mollie McCarthy in the most stirring and memorable race
in the history of the Kentucky Derby. Bill Monroe, the father of
bluegrass, immortalized the compelling, memorable race between Tenbrooks
and Mollie McCarthy in a song which has now become a traditional favorite
among bluegrass enthusiasts.
The new Tenbrooks model is the culmination of
a collaborative effort between Deering Banjo Company, the internationally
renowned banjoist Jens Krüger, and the oldest bell foundry of Europe.
Greg Deering and Jens Krüger combined forces with the goal of raising
the banjo as an instrument to a higher level of performance musically so
that banjoists are not limited in their scope of achievement. This was
the concept that motivated the design of the Tenbrooks banjos. To accomplish
this required a considerable amount of research and a better understanding
of tonering design. Banjo Virtuoso Jens Krüger realized the need for
a new tonering that would enhance the extreme low frequencies that support
and compliment banjo tone. This required a fresh approach to tonering manufacture
and prompted the collaboration with the Rüetschi Bell Foundry.
Bells cast in the 15th Century by the Rüetschi
Bell Foundry are still in use today. The foundry’s skill and knowledge
enables them to repair ancient bells with precision and mastery, without
loss of their original tonal integrity. Only a supreme mastery of
bronze casting can produce such success. Only this kind of mastery
bronze casting can produce the extraordinary Tenbrooks tonering. The unprecedented
extreme precision of both the casting and machining process demands an
unplated finish to prevent stifling the far-reaching tonal spectrum that
is completely unique to the Tenbrooks banjo. The Tenbrooks tonering is
finished to a shimmering, lustrous high polish and then treated with linseed
oil. |
Specifications
Deering Tenbrooks The Legacy Banjo
* custom Tenbrooks tone ring designed by
Jens Krüger and the Swiss Rüetschi Bell Foundry
* custom Greg Deering designed inlays
* custom fully adjustable tailpiece cast with
tone specific alloy
* redesigned tuning ultra precision tuning pegs
* custom light one-piece Zinc flange
* custom streamlined armrest
* traditional soft-V neck profile
* traditional Paramount peghead profile
* deep mahogany resonator
with tapered side walls
* 3-ply rock maple rim
* lifetime warranty
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| Deering
Tenbrooks Banjo : The Saratoga Star |
| The Tenbrooks Saratoga Star shares all
of the upgraded hardware and unparalleled Tenbrooks tone ring from the
Rüetschi Bell Foundry, but features a highly flamed maple neck
and resonator. Most players agree that a maple neck and resonator
add a subtle degree of brightness and clarity to the overall tonality of
a banjo. While the Tenbrooks Legacy is a very powerful instrument
that will be heard within any band mix, it also has a slightly rounder
overall tonality. The Tenbrooks Sarasota Star was developed for the
professional who wants slightly more edge with a brighter tone! |
Specifications
Deering Tenbrooks Saratoga Star Banjo
* custom Tenbrooks tone ring designed by
Jens Krüger and the Swiss Rüetschi Bell Foundry
* custom Greg Deering designed inlays
* custom fully adjustable tailpiece cast with
tone specific alloy
* redesigned tuning ultra precision tuning pegs
* custom light one-piece Zinc flange
* custom streamlined armrest
* traditional soft-V neck profile
* traditional Paramount peghead profile
* curly maple neck
* deep maple resonator
with tapered side walls
* 3-ply rock maple rim
* lifetime warranty |
| Deering
Banjos : The Jens Kruger Banjo |
| Greg Deering and Jens Krüger
combined forces with the goal of raising the banjo as an instrument to
a higher level of performance musically so that banjoists are not limited
in their scope of achievement. This was the concept that motivated the
design of the Tenbrooks banjos. To accomplish this required a considerable
amount of research and a better understanding of tone ring design. Banjo
Virtuoso Jens Krüger realized the need for a new tone ring that would
enhance the extreme low frequencies that support and compliment banjo tone.
This required a fresh approach to tone ring manufacture.
Jens Krüger guided it along in working
with the Swiss Rüetschi Bell Foundry, having 600+ years of experience
in metallurgy, and drawing on that knowledge while also incorporating innovative
techniques they developed a tone ring with the evenly crystallized molecular
structure which is necessary to create this very exceptional tone. This
type of molecular structure is usually only able to be accomplished in
huge bell castings. But the breakthrough came when they discovered how
to accomplish this in a smaller casting for Deering's Tenbrooks banjos
with the Jens Krüger tone ring.
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Specifications
The Deering Jens Kruger Tenbrooks Banjo
* Paramount peghead shape
* Ivanhoe inlay pattern
* Tenbrooks Tonering
* Custom pot design with tube and plate flange
* Red stained curly maple neck and resonator
* Deep resonator is single bound with tapered sidewalls
* special "V" shaped neck
* Machined, hardened steel T-bar truss rod
* Arched fingerboard
* 3-ply rock maple rim
* New Deering Tailpiece & redesigned Armrest
* New Deering Tuners
* Handmade in California, U.S.A.
* Lifetime Warranty
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Deering Tenbrooks Banjos
Custom Sarasota Star Tenor Banjo with Legacy inlays |
| How do you define "best"? Well,
anyway you cut it, this particular instrument is THE best tenor banjo
we have ever had the pleasure of ordering! The figured maple
neck and resonator have a very deep and tight curl to them. The gold
plated hardware lends a nice warm glow to the overall aesthetic,
the custom Legacy fingerboard inlays are gorgeous and the custom armrest
engraving is a nice personal touch too!
Of course the the best thing by far about these
Tenbrooks banjos are their sound. The Tenbrooks tone ring is designed
by Jens Kruger and made by the legendary Swiss Rüetschi Bell Foundry
and is the heart and soul of these powerful instruments. This tone
ring in conjunction with the custom light one-piece flange and deep side-tapered
resonator gives this banjo a power that is able to cut through in an ensemble
environment without sounding strident. The tone of this instrument
has a roundness that projects and cuts like no other banjo we have ever
encountered!!! |
Specifications
Deering Tenbrooks Sarasota Star Tenor Banjo
* custom Legacy fingerboard inlays
* custom Tenbrooks tone ring designed by
Jens Krüger and the Swiss Rüetschi Bell Foundry
* custom fully adjustable tailpiece cast with
tone specific alloy
* redesigned tuning ultra precision tuning pegs
* custom light one-piece Zinc flange
* custom engraved armrest
* custom gold plated hardware
* traditional soft-V neck profile
* traditional Paramount peghead profile
* curly maple neck
* deep maple resonator
with tapered side walls
* 3-ply rock maple rim
* lifetime warranty
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