Deering Sierra 5-string Banjo

Details

Neck:

Mahogany - Now Available in Maple

Natural Ebony Fingerboard

22 Pressed In Nickel Silver Frets

Original Deering Designed Engraved Inlays

Slender Deering Neck Shape

Fully Adjustable Truss Rod

Deering Planetary Banjo Tuners

Deering Geared 5th String Peg

Satin Finish

Pot:

Deering -06- 20 Hole Bell Bronze Tone Ring

Three-Ply Violin Grade Maple Rim

True Tone Deering Tailpiece

Deering Brass Notched Tension Hoop

11” Top Frosted Medium Crown Head

24 Round Hooks and ¼” Hex Nuts

One Piece Cast Zinc Flange

Slender Shaped Armrest

Nickel Plated Hardware

Satin Finish

Resonator:

Mahogany or Maple Stained Brown

White Binding

Straight Inside Sidewalls

Satin Finish

Includes a Deering Hardshell Case

Tone:
With the standard Mahogany, the Sierra has the sweet sound of mahogany with less sustain than maple or walnut. With optional Maple, at no extra cost, the Sierra has a brighter and crisper professional quality tone that is easy to play with clarity and good note separation

Tuned:g,D,G,B,D in standard tuning
Can easily be tuned in other tunings as well.

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. 11 lbs

Warranty:
The trust and pride we share in our product gives us the confidence to grant every owner of a Deering banjo a Lifetime Warranty ensuring the quality of our materials and workmanship

Additional Information

Model	Deering Sierra 5-string Banjo
In Depth	"Well folks, it’s like this,The Deering Sierra banjo, while being our least expensive completely professional banjo, is truly the flagship of our entire line! How is it that this is so? Well I’ll tell you. The pot assembly of the Sierra, the violin grade maple 3 ply rim, the -06- tone ring, the one piece zinc flange, the notched tension hoop,the Deering tail piece and armrest are exactly the same as our whole line all the way up to the $31,059 Gabriella,with just a few exceptions. The only exceptions are; the Golden Era has a different zinc flange, the Hartford hasa Grenadillo wood tone ring, the Terry Baucum has an -06- tone ring that is just a few ounces lighter than thestandard -06- tone ring, and the Tenbrooks banjos have the Swiss Jens Kruger tone ring. The G.D.L. that retails for $6,759.00 has the exact same pot assembly as the Sierra, The Ivanhoe that sells for$13,956.00, except for cosmetic differences such as gold plating, has the exact same pot assembly as the Sierra.The Maple Blossom, the Deluxe, the Calico, the Black Diamond all have the exact same pot assembly as the Sierra.This means that the Sierra is truly a top professional banjo. PERIOD! When I first introduced the Sierra I kept the cost down by keeping the cosmetics simple. I put the money intothe pot assembly. I wanted to build a top professional banjo at a price that I could have afforded when I was a kid going to the music store on my way home from school every day. The Sierra has been tremendously successful. But it is no longer cosmetically simple. With the implementation of new technology I have been able to make the Sierra exquisitely beautiful without raising the price. I have been greatly inspired by the art work of the old masters of the Boston Banjo era from the turn of the last century. With this inspiration in my blood I have brought art to the Sierra that is usually reserved for banjos costing much, much more. And I have kept the cost down using state of the art technology.So now the Sierra is a truly professional master piece of both sound and art at a price that is in your reach. We sell more Sierras than any other model and that makes it our flagship banjo!" Sincerely, Greg Deering
Brand	Deering
Neck Wood	N/A
Finish	Satin
Number of Strings	5
Type of Banjo	5-String Resonator
Tone Ring	Deering -06- 20 Hole Bell Bronze

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