Deering Tony Trischka Silver Clipper Banjo USED - Natural

$ 5,000.00

**This banjo is used and being sold on consignment. It is in excellent condition with virtually no wear on it. Comes with the original hardshell case. The price has been adjusted accordingly.

“I knew I wanted a radiused fingerboard. Having tried Noam Pikelny’s banjo with 24 frets (an extra two frets coming out over the fingerboard), I requested the same. I had always desired a resonator made of quilted maple.” - Tony Trischka

The Silver Clipper is the aesthetically slimmed down little sister to Tony Trischka's signature Golden Clipper.

The Silver Clipper’s nickel-plated hardware, acrylic inlays, ivoroid binding, and other appointments make it less expensive than its pricier sibling, but it is still a fully professional-grade instrument, and its basic construction is largely the same as the Golden Clipper. The Silver Clipper features a radiused fingerboard with two extra frets that extend past the neck joint, a beautiful honey-stained quilted maple resonator, and a mahogany neck, as well as tapered resonator walls for an increase in projection. Deering’s -06- bell bronze tone ring, one-piece cast zinc flange, True Tone tailpiece, and Smile bridge top off the Silver Clipper to make it a stunning, professional grade banjo.

Serial Number: 0035
Weight: 11.6 lbs

Specs

Neck

Neck Wood: Quartersawn Mahogany
Neck Shape: Slender "D" Shape
Finish: High Gloss
Nut Material: Bone
Tuners: Deering Geared 5th String Tuner
5th String Tuner: Deering Gotoh Geared 5th String Tuner
Frets: 24 Glued In Nickel Silver Frets
Fingerboard: Radiused AAA Grade Ebony
Inlays: Tony Trischka Designed Acrylic Inlays

Pot

Rim: 3-Ply Violin Grade Maple
Rim Diameter: 11"
Tone Ring: Deering -06- 20 Hole Bell Bronze Tone Ring
Head: 11" Top Frosted Medium Crown
Tension Hoop: Deering Brass Notched Tension Hoop
Hooks & Nuts: 24 Round J-Hooks and ¼″ Hex Nuts
Flange: Tenbrooks One Piece Cast Floating Zinc Flange
Armrest: Deering Armrest
Hardware Plating: Nickel
Bridge: 11/16” Radiused Deering Smile Bridge
Tailpiece: Deering True Tone Tailpiece
Finish: Hand Finished Polyurethane

Resonator

Resonator Wood: 4-Ply Maple with Quilted Maple Veneer
Resonator Finish: High Gloss
Resonator Sidewalls: Tapered
Resonator Diameter: 13 7/8"
Resonator Stain: Honey

Dimensions

Neck Width at the Nut: 1 1/4"
Scale Length Nut to Bridge: 26 1/4"
Rim Diameter: 11"
Overall Instrument Length: 38"