Deering Maple Blossom 5-String Banjo - Natural

Deering

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.

  • Serial Number: 01343425AX21
  • Weight: 11.8 lbs

Specs

Neck
  • Neck Wood: Quartersawn A Grade Curly Maple
  • Neck Shape: Slender "D" Shape
  • Stain: Dark Walnut
  • Finish: High Gloss
  • Nut Material: White Acrylic
  • Tuners: Planetary Tuners
  • 5th String Tuner: Deering Gotoh Geared 5th String Tuner
  • Frets: 22 Glued In Nickel Silver Frets
  • Fingerboard: AA Grade Ebony Radiused Fingerboard
  • Inlays: Mother of Pearl Flower 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: Notched Brass Tension Hoop
  • Hooks & Nuts: 24 Round J-Hooks and 1/4″ Hex Nuts
  • Flange: Deering One Piece Cast Zinc Flange
  • Armrest: Deering Armrest
  • Hardware Plating: Nickel
  • Bridge: 5/8" Deering Radiused Smile Bridge
  • Tailpiece: Deering True Tone Tailpiece
  • Finish: Hand Finished Satin Polyurethane
Resonator
  • Resonator Wood: 3-Ply Poplar/Poplar/Maple
  • Resonator Finish: High Gloss
  • Resonator Sidewalls: Straight
  • Resonator Diameter: 13 7/8"
  • Resonator Stain: Dark Walnut
Dimensions
  • Neck Width at the Nut: 1 1/4"
  • Scale Length Nut to Bridge: 26 1/4"
  • Rim Diameter: 11"
  • Overall Instrument Length: 38"
  • Weight Approx.: 11 lbs