DEERING MAPLE BLOSSOM 4 STRING PLECTRUM BANJO.

*MINT CONDITION

(Purchased and used only in the 2001 “Chicago The Musical” Broadway National Tour.)

A melodic banjo played with a pick, for a bright crisp tone, the Maple Blossom Plectrum banjo is enjoyed in all styles of music. It can be tuned for jazz C,G,B,D or tuned like the four strings of a guitar D,G,D,E and strummed, or picked. Being a great musical instrument, made of quality maple with a professional -06 bronze tone ring, you are free to tune it and play it however you like. It provides a bright crisp tone with good bass response and easy fingering with a comfortable neck.

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.

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: Deering Planetary Tuners

5th String Tuner:

Frets: 22 Pressed In Nickel Silver Frets

Fingerboard: AA Grade Ebony

SPECS

POT

Rim: 3-Ply Violin Grade Maple

Rim Diameter: 11"

Tone Ring: Deering -06- 20 Hole Bell Bronze Tone Ring

Head: 11" Bottom Frosted Medium Crown

Tension Hoop: Brass Notched 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 Smile Bridge

Tailpiece: Deering True Tone Tailpiece

Finish: Hand Finished Satin Polyurethane

SPECS

RESONATOR

Resonator Wood: 3-Ply Poplar/Poplar/Curly Maple

Resonator Finish: High Gloss

Resonator Sidewalls: Straight

Resonator Diameter: 13 7/8"

Resonator Stain: Dark Walnut

SPECS

DIMENSIONS

Neck Width at the Nut: 1 1/4"

Scale Length Nut to Bridge: 38"

Rim Diameter: 11"

Overall Instrument Length: 38"

Weight Approx.: 11 lbs

Comes with a hardshell case. Slight wear marks on edges. See photo.