Deering Boston Special 5 String Banjo with Case - Commission Sale *SOLD*

Deering
£1,299.00

** Used Banjo** The 'Boston' 5 string model with ornate Greg Deering pearl & maple inlays. This professional banjo has a 3/16" thick steel rim which rings out loud and clear with a sound similar to a bronze tone ring. The Boston design is unique to Deering and provides you with a top quality banjo at an affordable price. This banjo has had Deering factory fitted planetary tuners when it was made. Some tarnishing on the nickel plated armtest but not excessive. Please see below for specification details. Supplied in a Deering case. Commission Sale

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Made in the U.S.A.
Made in the U.S.A
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Description

Deering Boston Specification:

In Greg and Janet Deerings Words:
“The Boston has quite a history behind it. When we started out to build Deering Banjos, the very first banjo we made was called the Intermediate and the basic guts of that banjo was a relatively new concept - a steel rim. Steel has good weight and a very good ring for a banjo that is made in a little bit of a lower price range.

When we first started making it, Janet and I would go to a local bluegrass club, and when we would get out of the car we could always hear one banjo all the way across the parking lot. We noticed that almost every time it was a Boston. That steel rim has a really good clarity of tone. It carries really well and will project beyond banjos that cost much more. 

We call it the Boston because of the banjo heritage of the city of Boston. Over a hundred years ago the whole Mecca of banjo manufacturing was centered around the city of Boston.” - Greg Deering

Uniquely Deering, The Boston banjo breaks with tradition and provides a professional quality sound at a lower price point by creating the drum from 3/16″ rolled steel which rings like a tone ring and upgrading the accuracy of tuning with guitar style tuners with a higher gear ratio. The uniquely Deering inlay pattern gives you visual beauty enhancing the great performance. 

The Boston has an adjustable mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard and mother-of-pearl dot inlays and is satin finished. The Boston is fitted with a 24 piece flange and a mahogany resonator.

Neck:
  • Mahogany - Now Available in Maple
  • 22 Pressed In Nickel Silver Frets
  • Slender Deering Neck Shape
  • Seed and Vine Maple & Pearloid Inlays
  • Deering planetary tuners
  • Satin Finish

Pot:
  • Nickel Plated and Durable 3/16″ Steel Rim
  • True Tone Deering Tailpiece
  • 11″ Banjo Head
  • Beveled Tension Hoop
  • 24 Flat Hooks with 9/32″ Hex Nuts
  • 24 Bracket Shoes
  • Butterfly 24-Piece Flange
  • Nickel Plated Hardware


Resonator:
Mahogany
Trimmed in White
Straight Sidewalls
Satin Finish

Tone:
Has the sweet sound of mahogany with less sustain than a maple or walnut banjo.
Crisp highs and good bass response with less overtones than many banjos.
Easy to play with clarity of note separation. Great for recording.

Dimensions:
Neck Width at the Nut 1 1/4″,
Scale Length Nut to Bridge 26 1/4″
Resonator diameter 13 7/8″
Overall Instrument Length 38″
Weight Approx. 9.6 lbs


Includes a Deering Hardshell Case
 

Specification

Brand Specifics

Range / Series
Boston
Banjo Type
5 String Banjo
Number of Strings
5 String

Pot

Pot Type
Resonator

Other

Country of Manufacture
USA
Supplied with Case/Gig Bag
Hard Case

Used Status

Availability
SOLD
Used Instrument
Used

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