I am a dad with little ones and serious practicing is limited to after
they have been tucked in. They do love to help me play the banjo. I
hold neck and they strum as hard as they can. After they are in bed, I
can only go so long before nodding off holding my banjo. My lunch hour
would be ideal. I have been looking for a way to easily take an
instrument to work. I would like to play it outside on my lunch break
when the weather is nice. I take the bus into town and have to walk a
ways to my building. Weight is a big consideration. I tried my tenor
banjo, an import. It was way too heavy. The size of my acoustic
guitar made a crowded bus ride too difficult. I didn't even consider
my acoustic bass! I tried my ukulele. It was light enough, but I could
not hear it over the noise of downtown. I have been itching to try 5
string banjo. Lucky for me. I found the Deering web site. Once I
read about the Goodtime being only 4 lbs, loud and available
left-handed, I knew I had to find one! Banjos aren't popular here, so
finding a store with a left-handed Goodtime 5-string banjo locally
wasn't going to happen. I did a search on the Internet and found that
Elderly had one in stock. In less then one week, I had my Goodtime in
my hot little hands. I have only taken the Goodtime to work for a few
days so far and have already met two other musicians because they saw
me outside practicing. When I am out there practicing, I get quite a
few smiles and even a couple requests. I don't think people are used
to seeing someone play the banjo here. Guitar wouldn't even be
noticed. The Goodtime is easy to take to work, even on a crowded bus.
I can hear myself amid the hustle and bustle of downtown at lunch.
There are several benches very close to the one I like to sit and
practice on and so far no-one has run off when I start to pick and grin
on my Goodtime banjo.

Jt

Pittsburgh, PA