An Heirloom Banjo - The Texas Banjo commemorates the 150th year anniversary of Texas' independence from Mexico. Only 151 Texas banjos will be made, each with a serial number representing one of the years between 1836 and 1986. You can choose, from remaining numbers, a year that has meaning in your life for your distinctive number. The Texas banjo is designed and marketed by Tony Ullrich of Houston.
We hand craft it in our Custom Shop - a one of a kind treasure, 24-Karat gold plated. It's an investment in your musical heritage that can enjoyed and passed along. It can carry the love of music and heritage of Texas to inspire new generations.
Banjo Specs
Neck:
- Top Grade English Walnut Neck
- Bound Peghead
- Hand Engraved Texas Mother of Pearl Inlays
- Slender Deering Neck Shape
- High Grade Ebony Fingerboard
- Bone Nut
- 22 Glued In Nickel-Silver Frets
- Adjustable Truss Rod
- Hand set Abalone Trim Along the Ivoroid Binding
- Beautifully Hand-Carved Heel of American and Texas Flags
- The Texas State Flower, a Blue Bonnet is Inlaid On the Heel
- Deering Planetary Banjo Tuners
- Deering Geared 5th String Tuner
- High Gloss Finish
Pot:
- Deering -06- 20 Hole Bell Bronze Tone Ring
- Highest Violin Grade curly 3-ply Maple Rim
- Deering Brass Notched Engraved Tension Hoop
- 11″ Frosted Top Medium Crown Head
- 5/8″ Maple/Ebony Bridge
- 24 round hooks and ¼″ Hex Nuts
- Zinc Flange Engraved and Gold Plated
- Deering True Tone Tailpiece
- Spur & Saddle Hand-Engraving
- 24-Karat Gold Plating on All Hardware
Resonator:
- Curly Walnut Resonator
- State of Texas inlayed in the back with "Texas" Branded with a branding iron across the State
- The names of famous Texans Inlaid, Raised and Carved along the Outside of the Resonator Sides: Austin, Houston, Bowie, and Crocket, Fannin, Lamar, Milam, Travis - Raised and Carved along the outside of the Resonator Sides
- Ivoroid Binding with Hand-set Abalone Shell Trim
- Inside of the Resonator is Specially Tapered for Projection of Tone
- High Gloss Finish
Includes a Deering Hardshell Case
Tone:
The Texas has a smaller air chamber than the Golden Era or the Tenbrooks banjos which gives it a very responsive poppy sound with excellent note separation. Made of Walnut, the Texas banjo has the bright sound of maple combined with the sweet tone of mahogany. It is the best of both worlds. The banjo plays string to string and up the neck at a consistent clarity and volume.
Tuned:
G,D,G,B,D in standard G tuning
Can easily be tuned in other tunings as well.
Strings
- Comes with Deering 5-String Light Gauge Banjo Strings tuned to in standard G tuning (G,D,G,B,D)
- Gauges: 10 11 13 21w 10
- End Type: Loop
Dimensions:
- Neck Width at the Nut 1 1/4″
- Scale Length Nut to Bridge 26 1/4″
- Resonator Diameter 13 7/8″
- Rim Diameter 11″
- 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.
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