Deering Banjos The Greg Deering Maintenance Workshop 'Banjo Set-Up' DVD

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£9.99

Discount 33%
Deering Banjos

Ever wondered how to properly set up a banjo for the best sound and playability? ...This unique DVD filmed at Eagle Music in March 2007, covers the entire footage of Greg Deering completely dismantling a Deering Deluxe banjo and re-building it on stage whilst answering questions from the audience and telling his banjo story at the same time. See more detaild below.

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Greg Deering personally teaches all about banjo adjustments and set up, takes the banjo completely apart and puts the banjo back together again before your very eyes in this enlightening DVD. It's a must for every player! Filmed at The Eagle Music Banjo Weekend, March 2007.

Learn from a master builder how to:-

  • Remove a banjo resonator
  • The effects of differing head tension
  • Remove a banjo head
  • Remove your banjo neck
  • Re-fit a new banjo head
  • Tension your banjo head
  • Choice of different bridges and their effect on sound
  • Set you bridge for intonation
  • Adjust your truss rod and set neck relief
  • Adjust your coordinating rods
  • re string your banjo
  • Set your banjo action
  • Etc. Etc.

Greg and Janet Deering began building banjos in a garage at their home in Lemon Grove, California over three decades ago, dedicated to quality and customer service. The Deering Banjo Company is now located in San Diego, California in a large state-of-the-art modern factory where a team of banjo technicians led by Janet and Greg Deering personally carry out hand finishing processes on every individual banjo that they produce. They are now a world class icon building the world’s finest American made banjos.

Filmed at the Eagle Music Shop “Deering Banjos Celebration Weekend” March 2007, this DVD demonstrates to all that Greg Deering is a banjo genius and a legend in his own lifetime.

Steve Noon
Eagle Music Shop
March 7th 2008

Running time 1hr 51mins.

Should you not be entirely happy with your purchase, or you have ordered an incorrect item, Eagle Music is happy to refund your purchase (excluding postage) within 28 days providing the goods are in a fully resaleable condition (including the original undamaged packaging) and not featured within the Exclusion Policy. (Exclusions apply to selected products).

Please note the following exclusions:

DVD's and CD's cannot be returned unless they are faulty

Banjo heads cannot be returned once you have tried to fit them to your banjo

Harmonica's have a 7 day guarantee and can be returned within this time if they are found to be faulty

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