Deering & Vega Banjos, Bluegrass, Frailing, Twelfth Fret, Canada

After more than twenty years in the banjo business, and having produced more than eight thousand banjos, Janet and Greg Deering are still personally involved in making these very fine high quality instruments. Arguably the best of the modern handmade banjos, each instrument is backed up with a lifetime warrantee and Banjo Maintenance Manual.

All Deering banjos (with the exception of the Goodtimes and Boston) have 3 ply maple rims, two way adjustable necks, sand cast virgin bell bronze tone rings and one piece cast zinc flanges.

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Goodtime	all solid maple construction wood tone ring geared 5th string tuner exceptional warm tone (normally found in higher end banjos) 16 hooks and standard 11" head
Goodtime 2	as above with added armrest and maple resonator
Goodtime Special	as above with added steel Bluegrass style tone ring
link to feature on the Deering Goodtime nylon string conversion
Boston	thick steel rim/tone ring combination is unique to this Deering model producing a sound similar to a bronze tone ring. adjustable mahogany neck w/rosewood fingerboard and dot inlays. satin finish. sealed guitar type tuners. mahogany resonator.
Sierra link to feature on the Sierra model link to feature on Deering Sierra tenor link to a feature on the maple Sierra Deering	mahogany neck and resonator. 3 ply maple rims two way adjustable neck sand cast virgin bell bronze tone ring one piece cast zinc flange
Deluxe link to feature on the Deluxe model	gloss finish. ebony fingerboard with diamond inlays. extra trim on resonator and along edge of peghead.
Black Diamond	hand engraved mother of pearl fingerboard inlays. black mylar head. ebony fingerboard. black binding.
Maple Blossom	Eastern hard rock maple neck and resonator. bound ebony fgbd. flower shaped mother of pearl fingerboard inlays. banner Deering peghead inlay.

Special Features of the Upper Line

On the Hartford, Golden Era, Calico, GDL, Ivanhoe, and Gabriella banjos, the inside of the resonator has a tapered side wall. More sound is directed outward through the flange holes instead of being caught inside between parallel walls. This feature increases the volume of a banjo and improves the tone. Also on these models, each fret is glued in place to ensure the finest fret work possible. This tedious process pays off with perfectly even frets and easy refretting in the future.

The John Hartford link to feature on the John Hartford	flamed maple neck and resonator. hand rubbed semi-gloss finish. "Granadillo wood tone ring" produces vintage tone and light weight. "steamboat gothic" custom inlay.
The 24 Fret John Hartford	golden era tone ring. 24 frets bridge closer to center of head for more power.
The Golden Era	highly figured flame maple neck and resonator. 1930's Mastertone replica. brazilian rosewood fingerboard. thicker neck shape for more sustain. cremona stain sunburst. 20 hole tone ring. presto tailpiece.
The Calico	natural blonde finish on highly flamed maple neck and resonator. ebony fingerboard. ivoroid binding. scroll inlays.
Greg Deering Limited (GDL)	ivoroid and abalone binding on neck and resonator. figured walnut neck and resonator. intricate mother of pearl inlay on peghead and finger-board. nickel plated hardware.
Ivanhoe	abalone set into mother of pearl inlay on ebony fingerboard. ivoroid and abalone purflings on neck and resonator. highly figured walnut neck and resonator. gold plated parts.
Link to our feature of the Deering Golden Wreath banjo!

The Deering Tenbrooks Banjo Line

Link to the Tenbrooks Legacy, Sarasota Star and Jens Kruger Models.

Link to the Special Edition Tenbrooks Sarasota Star Aught-6 Model banjo.

Note: Long neck 5-string necks are available on some models.

Electric Banjos
The Crossfire	full functioning banjo head with brass tone ring. two powerful active magnetic pickups, one in the neck position and the other by the bridge. active electronics for broad frequency response. alder body (finished in black) with maple neck (natural). ebony fingerboard with diamond inlays. available in tenor, plectrum, long neck and left handed.
Custom Crossfire	natural finished version of above with black mylar head

Six String Banjos Note: Six string banjos can be made to correspond with any 5 string's features, on a custom order basis.
B-6 link to our feature on the Boston 6-string	"Boston" features but with 6 strings
D-6	"Deluxe" features but with 6 strings
D-12	"Deluxe" features but with 12 strings!!!

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Tenor & Plectrum Banjos
Four string banjos can be made to correspond with any 5 string's features, on a custom order basis.

T/P Boston

similar features to "Boston" but in tenor or plectrum formats

T/P Sierra
(link to our feature on the Sierra 17 fret tenor banjo)

similar features to "Sierra" but in tenor or plectrum formats

Deering Vega Open Back Frailing Banjos

Deering Vega Little Wonder

maple neck and pot
wood tone ring
ebony fretboard
with gig bag

Deering Vega Olde Tyme
Wonder

link to feature on the Vega Olde Tyme Wonder

Deering Vega No.2

link to feature on the Vega No.2

Deering custom tubaphone tone ring
Presto tailpiece
lacquer finish
figured maple neck and pot
ebony fingerboard
Deering open-back hardshell case

Deering Vega Senator

Deering Vega Senator Bluegrass

link to our feature on the Deering Vega Senator and Deering Vega Senator Bluegrass models

Deering features from our 'What's New' section

Link to the Deering Golden Era model banjo

Link to the Special Edition Tenbrooks Sarasota Star Aught-6 banjo

Link to the Golden Wreath model from Deering Banjos

Link to the Deering Sierra 5 string banjo

Link to the Deering Deluxe 5 string banjo from Deering

Link to the Boston 6 string banjo from Deering

Link to Deering Jens Kruger banjo with Tenbrooks tone ring

Link to feature on the Deering Sierra 17 fret Tenor Banjo

Link to Deering Tenbrooks Saratoga Star banjo

Link to Deering Goodtime gut string conversion banjo

Link to feature on Deering Custom Deluxe banjo with radiused fingerboard

Link to feature on Deering Tenbrooks Legacy banjo

Link to feature on Deering John Hartford banjo

Link to feature on Deering Deluxe Model banjo

Link to feature on Deering Golden Wreath banjo

Link to feature on Deering Sierra model banjo

Link to most recent reviews of Deering Vega Banjos

Link to review of the Deering Vega WoodSongs Campfire long neck banjo

Link to a review of the Deering Vega #2 open back banjo

Link to a review of the Deering Vega Old Tyme Wonder banjo

Link to a review of the Deering Vega Senator open back banjo

Link to a review of the Deering Vega Senator Bluegrass banjo

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