The Deering Banjo Company introduces 2 new banjo bridges created with the finest quality tone wood available anywhere. This new and vital ingredient in the assembly of all Deering banjo bridges improves and enhances the overall tonal quality of any banjo. Premier among the new bridges are the 11/16” American hard rock maple and ebony bridges made by Greg Deering at the Deering Banjo Factory location in California. Recognizing the important contribution to sound and tone of a good bridge, Greg Deering and Jens Kruger evaluated the best bridges currently on the market. Greg’s bridge is made of wood that is of a denser, tighter grain making it more responsive, better able to transmit vibrations and able to produce a clearer tone. The top edge of ebony has been rounded on one side for greater playing comfort on the Greg Deering Bridge, which retails for only $29.95. In addition to the Greg Deering Bridge are the new bridges of ebony and a beautiful, multi-grained Bosnian maple which are available in 5/8”, 11/16”, and ¾” sizes. Engraved with the Deering name and available through the Deering Banjo Company, they retail for $24.95.
Banjo players have long experimented with bridges of different sizes and styles in an attempt to maximize the best sound from their instrument. Despite their efforts and even with the large variety of bridges currently available, there has still been a lot of room for improvement. The highest quality Bosnian maple used in the new straight-line Deering Bridge is extremely dense with more grain lines overall. The Deering Bridge is denser than any other banjo bridge on the market. You can tell by counting the grain lines in the bridge and comparing it to other bridges. This dense wood transfers the energy from the strings more efficiently and amplifies the best qualities of the banjos’ tone. Inspired by the needs of top performing artists like Jens Kruger, Greg is ever persistent at improving each part of the banjo and the result is setting a new standard in banjo bridges with the much higher quality custom made Greg Deering Bridge and the new Deering straight-line bridge..
To order any of these new Deering bridges, call the Deering Banjo Company at 800-845-7791. To find out more about the Deering Banjo Company log on to their web site, www.Deeringbanjos.com.