Deering Banjos - online catalogue

Full range of Deering banjos available in the UK from Hillbillys Music Shop

	Welcome
				You have come to the right place if you are looking for a top quality banjo to achieve the most enjoyable and rewarding playing with superior sound. Our banjos are known for their comfortable necks that are fast and easy to play. You get the most banjo for your dollar when you purchase a Deering, Tenbrooks, Vega or Goodtime and we back it up with a Warranty and a Banjo Maintenance Manual. We are a family owned business with a sincere dedication to the finest quality products and service. Your satisfaction is our highest priority. We enjoy this business and we think of our suppliers, employees, dealers, representatives and banjo players as friends. When you call Deering Banjos you talk directly with the experts. Our banjo line consists of our regular production models and custom banjos that are made by our most skilled craftsmen. The models listed in this catalog can be purchased from authorized Deering dealers around the world. We also offer custom banjos created exclusively in the Deering Custom Shop. If you wish to order a banjo with more than three custom options or a banjo with highly custom features that are not listed on our custom options list, the banjo will need to be ordered factory direct, through our Custom Shop. You will find Deering dealers throughout the 50 states and around the world. So no matter where you live, we ensure that you get the service you need. If you can't find a Deering dealer nearby, call us or check the website: www.DeeringBanjos.com. You have our
	Greg & Janet Deering			personal assurance of quality and satisfaction. After more than thirty years in the banjo busi­ness, and having produced more than 40,000 banjos, we never lose sight of the fact that our
	banjos are made to be played; and that it will be your pride and joy. Not all Deering banjos sound alike. We build a variety of banjos that will meet the different needs of players. We recommend that you try several different models, including our models with Deering bronze tone-rings, a Hartford banjo with the wood tone-ring, the Golden Era with the pre-war design, our electric banjos, Vega line, and our new Tenbrooks line. You'll find that Deering means playability quality, and a won­derful variety of excellent tones. We are banjo specialists. All regular models are listed on the price list; however, this catalog does not show everything we make. For example, the Deluxe Tenor, though not shown in these pages, is made with similar features to the 5-string Deluxe. If you are wondering about the look of a left-handed, open-back, long neck, tenor, or plectrum banjo that is not shown in these pages, look at the comparable model in the 5-string section to see the design of the instrument.
		For your protection against theft and to ensure immediate proof of ownership, four digits of the serial number are visible on the back of the peghead on each upper-line banjo. The full serial number is inside the resonator. When you purchase a Deering, Tenbrooks or Vega banjo and send in the Lifetime Warranty Card, you will receive a Gold Ownership/Warranty Card and a Banjo Maintenance Manual. The Gold Card is credit card size and embossed with your name and serial number of your new
		banjo for easy identification. Take your Gold Card with you to festivals or when traveling				Deering -3 22 --6 --4 22 21 --8 15 23 28 Options Cases Engraving & Carving Plating Tailpiece & Tuners Tree of Life Inlay-- Wood- Tenbrooks Vega Goodtime
	so that if your banjo is ever stolen you can easily prove it's yours.
	We hope that you will choose a Deering and gain a lifetime of satisfaction by owning the finest.
	The Gabriella is the very top of the Deering line. The Brazilian Rosewood neck has a genuine mother-of-pearl fingerboard and vine peghead inlay. An elaborate vine of raised and carved maple and mother-of-pearl circles the Brazilian rose­wood resonator back. Each banjo of this caliber is signed personally by Greg and his top craftsmen on the serial number tag inside. This astounding banjo is only built on a custom order basis. The Texas Banjo commemo­rates the 150th year anniver­sary of Texas' independence		from Mexico. Only 151 Texas banjos will be made, each with a serial number representing one of the years between 1836 and 1986. You can choose, from remaining numbers, a year that has meaning in your life for your distinctive num­ber. The Texas banjo is designed and marketed by Tony Ullrich of Houston and hand crafted in The Custom Shop. It's a one of a kind treas­ure, gold plated and engraved. The Banjosaurus - Greg Deering designed this banjo for George Grove of the Kingston Trio. The fingerboard		is a mural of the dinosaur age with inlays of white, gold and black pearl, coral, turquoise, cactus, abalone, veracite, malachite, several kinds of soapstones, koa, taugua nut, rosewood, and ebony. The res­onator shown here has pop-on brackets, a custom feature that can be ordered for those who want a convertible banjo for both claw-hammer and blue-grass styles of playing. When you order a banjo of this caliber the one request we have is no strict time limits. It takes as long as it takes to make a masterpiece. Patience brings great rewards.