Pursuit of Excellence for Customer Creates New Deering ‘06 Tone Ring

“The Holy Grail search for that special tone ring is part of being a banjo player. It is part of the romance and intrigue…” said Greg Deering recently.  With his own personal and ever-constant pursuit of excellence and mission to meet the needs of his customers, Greg in collaboration with Jens Kruger, has created the new American made Deering ‘06 tone ring.  Benefiting from the research put into their Tenbrooks tone ring, the newly redesigned bronze cast tone ring is poured from a new and complex mixture of elements that creates a banjo that is “very, very powerful, very punchy, very bassy, with more depth than any other to banjo I have ever heard,” reflected Jens Kruger. The response from professional and banjo enthusiasts who already own a Deering ’06 banjo has been one of overwhelming approval!

The Deering ’06 tone ring is slightly heavier; it’s casting method creating a material that is very homogenous, very even. What this means to the player is an  instrument with great depth of tone, incredible power, better note sustain in the mid range; one whose notes flow easier and smoother, making the instrument easier to handle.  “It is one of the easiest tone rings to amplify,” said the incomparable banjo player, Jens Kruger, of the Kruger Brothers, who’s CDs are very popular among music enthusiasts around the world.

“The banjo is less sensitive to head tension,” says Jens Kruger. “The tone ring is very forgiving on how tight or loose the head is…the sweet spot has a broader spread,” he went on to say.  He stated, “If the head is looser, that would make a different sound but not bad.” His resounding “It always sounds good…it is a great sound.” is high praise indeed from such a grand master of the art of playing the banjo!

One of the first artists to perform with the Deering ’06 tone ring is Mark Johnson, the creator of the “clawgrass” style of banjo playing. Mark said, “My new Custom Ivanhoe open back Banjo, with the new Deering ’06 Tone Ring, delivers the clearest, ringing sound and beautiful tone from the deepest notes to the highest notes on the fret board. Whether I am playing softly or hard driving my music, recording, performing or just hanging out and jamming with friends, the sound of this new Deering tone ring meets and exceeds all the demands I make of my banjo.”

Deering banjo owners who have one of the earlier Deering tone rings now own a piece of history. That particular tonering is no longer available and those banjos will become collector’s items, to be prized for their own bright, shimmering, transparent clarity of tone. Just as the vintage banjos of old are prized today as hallmarks for the sound of their time, owners of banjos bearing the earlier Deering tone ring have an instrument that marks an important chapter in the growth of the Great American Banjo Company…one that they, as owners, played a very central part in.

The Deering ’06 tone ring is characterized by the word “more”…more highs, more lows, more evenness of tone, more smoothness, more bass, more power, more sensitivity, ... and at a price that can be afforded by more people throughout the world. You can find them in all Deering banjos, from the ever-popular Sierra, retailing for $2478, on through to the Banjosaurus at $62,469. Find one, play one, see one, NOW …at the Deering dealer closest to you.

For more information on dealer location, log on to their web site, www.deeringbanjos.com or call them toll free at 800-845-7791.