Deering Boston B6 6 String Guitar Banjo
2012 Pre Owned
Fully serviced before going on sale, this very high quality USA made 6 string banjo comes with its original hard case, in excellent condition.
Deering say this about this fine high spec guitar friendly closed back banjo:
The Boston 6 String banjo is tuned like a guitar so guitar players can instantly start playing this type of banjo. Uniquely Deering, the Boston banjo breaks with tradition and provides a professional quality sound at a lower price point by creating the rim from 3/16″ rolled steel which rings like a tone ring. Also, upgrading the accuracy of tuning by way of guitar tuners with a higher gear ratio than the traditional banjo tuners.. The uniquely Deering Inlay pattern gives you visual beauty enhancing the great performance.
The Boston 6 String banjo is tuned like a guitar so guitar players can instantly start playing this type of banjo. Uniquely Deering, the Boston banjo breaks with tradition and provides a professional quality sound at a lower price point by creating the rim from 3/16″ rolled steel which rings like a tone ring. Also, upgrading the accuracy of tuning by way of guitar tuners with a higher gear ratio than the traditional banjo tuners.. The uniquely Deering Inlay pattern gives you visual beauty enhancing the great performance.
This banjo is the preferred sound in country recording studios and in non-traditional bands like the Keith Urban Band. It has big resonant bass notes that you don't find on a 5-string banjo, and also crisp highs for that beautiful banjo tone.
SPECS
NECK
Neck Wood: Quartersawn Mahogany or Maple
Neck Shape: Slender "D" Shape
Stain: Brown Mahogany
Finish: Satin
Nut Material: Ebony
Tuners: Guitar Style Tuners
Frets: 22 Pressed In Nickel Silver Frets
Fingerboard: Radiused A Grade Ebony
SPECS
POT
Rim: Nickel Plated and Durable 3/16″ Steel Rim
Rim Diameter: 11"
Tone Ring:
Head: 11" Top Frosted Medium Crown
Tension Hoop: Beveled Steel Tension Hoop
Hooks & Nuts: 24 Flat J-Hooks and 9/32" Hex Nuts
Flange: Butterfly 24 Piece Flange & Shoe
Armrest: Deering Armrest
Hardware Plating: Nickel
Bridge: 5/8" Deering Radiused Smile Bridge
Tailpiece: Deering 6-String Tailpiece
Finish:
SPECS
RESONATOR
Resonator Wood: 3-Ply Poplar/Poplar/Mahogany or Maple
Resonator Finish: Satin
Resonator Sidewalls: Straight
Resonator Diameter: 13 7/8"
Resonator Stain: Brown Mahogany
SPECS
DIMENSIONS
Neck Width at the Nut: 1 3/4"
Scale Length Nut to Bridge: 26 1/4"
Rim Diameter: 11"
Overall Instrument Length: 38 1/2"
Weight Approx.: 9.6 lbs