The Neck:
Curly maple with a Honey Stain
Natural Ebony fingerboard
19 Nickel-Silver Frets glued in for easy replacement
Mother of pearl scroll inlays
Ivoroid Bound fingerboard
Multi-color neck purfling
Adjustable truss rod
Deering Smooth Planetary banjo tuners
Bound neck and peghead
Slender, comfortable Deering neck shape
The Pot:
Deering -06- Bronze Tone Ring
Deering Original 3-ply Maple Rim
11" Frosted Bottom Head
Brass Notched Tension Hoop
24 Round Hooks with 1/4" Hex Nuts
One piece cast Resonator Flange
5/8" Deering Maple Ebony Bridge
Deering True Tone Tailpiece
Curly maple resonator with multi-color wood purfling trim and Ivoroid binding,
Slender Resonator Depth for quick response
Tapered internal resonator walls for projection
Tone:
The Calico has a smaller air chamber than the Golden Era or the Tenbrooks banjos which gives it a very responsive "poppy" sound with good note separation that mikes very well. With longer sustain than mahogany, maple provides a beautiful bass response and great highs.
The banjo plays string to string and up the neck at a consistent clarity and volume,
Tuned: C,G,D,A in standard tuning,
Can easily be tuned in other tunings as well.
Includes a Deering Hardshell Case
Dimensions:
19 Frets
Neck Width at the Nut 1 5/32”
Scale Length Nut to Bridge 23”
Resonator diameter 13 7/8”
Overall Instrument Length 35”
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
