Now featuring a radiused fingerboard! A radiused fingerboard is an arched fingerboard which you will find on most electric and modern acoustic guitars. This arch fits the fold of your hand better and makes it easier for both your left and right hand to play the banjo.
Curly maple wood, -06- tone ring, and flower inlays are the other key elements of the Deering Maple Blossom banjo. Maple Blossom is made from eastern violin grade curly maple, stained with a dark walnut stain, and adorned with flower mother of pearl inlays. When this individually selected wood is built into a banjo with the genuine Deering -06-bronze tone ring, 3-ply violin grade maple rim, and one piece zinc flange, the result is a banjo that is so bright, crisp and clear that every note pops out of this banjo with precision and power.
The Deering -06- tone ring produces a beautiful, balanced overtone spectrum. Its weight is ideal for most styles played on the banjo. A softer touch will provide you with as much sustain as you ever want, a sharper attack will produce a distinct pop and accurate note separation. You will notice no dead spots over the entire fingerboard. The beautiful highs and powerful well rounded bass is the result of intense study of alloys and shapes which resulted in the new -06- tone ring you hear in the great tone of the Maple Blossom banjo today.
When you’re ready to step up to your intermediate 5-string banjo – we suggest you check out the RB-25 by Rover. This is a high quality instrument with a professionally styled resonator – more volume and carrying power to match your developing banjo skills. The neck is fast and accurately fretted – it plays just like our most expensive banjos – but the price of the RB-25 makes it affordable for any serious student. The geared 5th peg and brightly nickel-plated metal hardware are just a few of the many points of excellence that make the RB-25 by Rover a world-beating value.
Specs
Standard 11″ composite rim
Vintage-style white bound mahogany resonator
Nickle-plated 2-piece flanges
Exquisite mahogany neck with tonewood fingerboard, inlaid dot position markers, and adjustable truss rod
unbound rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl dot makers and a more comfortable 1/14″ nut width
Chrome-plated, sealed-gear guitar-style tuners with an accurate 14:1 gear ratio