5-String Resonator Banjos

By slightly modifying and adding to the Bellflower inlay pattern, and making the neck and resonator out of curly maple instead of walnut, we've created the Sunflower. The shaded, Cremona style "sunburst" staining on this model is very popular and highlights the quality of the wood used.

This is the version of the Boston as it was made in its time - it has the decal Deering logo, decal of the Bald Eagle on the peghead and the dotmarker fingerboard inlays.    Although the construction, materials, procedures, methods and techniques of manufacture have not changed the cosmetics have.   Deering decided that it needed to be dressed up and the current version has a fancy, white pearl and gold inlaid headstock and art nouveau pearl and gold design fingerboard inlays.

A bit ‘o’ background:  In 1983 Janet Deering, Greg’s wife, went on a nationwide sales trip by loading their camper with banjos and hitting the road while Greg stayed at home making banjos and taking care of the kids. In 10 weeks Janet covered 14 thousand miles and crossed the country visiting stores, opening many new Deering dealers who are still with us today.   While Janet was in the southeast she noticed a cultural phenomenon that banjo players had to have a prewar banjo or one that looked like it.

Walnut banjo with satin finish, ebony fingerboard, rolled brass ring, three ply maple rim with bevel cut, nickel plated hardware, two way truss rod, and hard shell case.

Deering  says (edited):  “For the modern banjoist, the Black Diamond breaks with tradition both in the distinctive appearance and in the unique tonal quality. The black Mylar head creates a phenomenal sounding modern banjo!   The Black Diamond has been called elegant, progressive, modern, gorgeous, and sweet.

The way it is presently set-up this banjo has a newer maple resonator – however it comes with the original worn resonator as well. The back of the resonator that’s on the five-string conversion is highly figured maple, which is not the standard wood on a TB-3. Since the person who made the replacement neck made it in flame maple he probably figured “what the heck, let’s replace the resonator.”

Chris Pandolfi of The Infamous Stringdusters is one of the bright lights in modern, 3 finger banjo, and his signature model Huber banjo reflects his unique style. It is made with a mahogany neck and resonator, and a mahogany rim as well. Chris feels that this rim offers a mellower tone with a wider dynamic range, even when set up like a typical bluegrass banjo.

By slightly modifying and adding to the Bellflower inlay pattern, and making the neck and resonator out of curly maple instead of walnut, we've created the Sunflower. The shaded, Cremona style "sunburst" staining on this model is very popular and highlights the quality of the wood used.  Includes a Tony Pass 600TS Old Wood Rim and a deluxe TKL emerald green crushed velvet plush lined case.

Eastern hard rock maple neck and resonator stained a walnut color, 3-ply maple rim, sand cast virgin bell bronze tone-ring, ebony fingerboard,flower shaped mother-of-pearl inlays and white binding.
The Deering List Price is $3,998.

A resonator back provides more projection of sound in the Goodtime 2. We make it here in the USA, at the Deering shop with the same tooling we use to make the top of the line banjos. Greg Deering designed the Goodtime banjos because there were no low priced banjos of enough quality for people to actually learn on without difficulty or giving up.

The Deering List Price is $699

A resonator back provides more projection of sound in the Goodtime 2. We make it here in the USA, at the Deering shop with the same tooling we use to make the top of the line banjos. Greg Deering designed the Goodtime banjos because there were no low priced banjos of enough quality for people to actually learn on without difficulty or giving up. He remembers what it was like to want a good banjo and not be able to afford one, so his gift to others is the Goodtime banjo line.

The Deering List Price is $699.

This model comes factory-equipped with the famous Granadilla tone ring – a wooden tone ring made of the same type of material as xylophones or marimbas use – except that with those instruments the player strikes the bars with mallets while banjo players are driven away from bars with mallets. This wood, which everybody agrees is handsome (at least its got its good looks) is also used for making flutes and other wind instruments. 
The Deering List Price is $5,063

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. This banjo is often the preferred sound in country recording studios, and in non-traditional bands like the Keith Urban Band.

A resonator back provides more projection of sound in the Goodtime 2. We make it here in the USA, at the Deering shop with the same tooling we use to make the top of the line banjos. Greg Deering designed the Goodtime banjos because there were no low priced banjos of enough quality for people to actually learn on without difficulty or giving up.

The Deering List Price is $699.

A resonator back provides more projection of sound in the Goodtime 2. Made here in the USA, at the Deering shop with the same tooling used to make the top of the line banjos. Greg Deering designed the Goodtime banjos because there were no low priced banjos of enough quality for people to actually learn on without difficulty or giving up.

The Deering List Price is $699

The Deering List Price is $4,661.00