Left-Handed Deering Goodtime Americana Limited Edition Bronze 5-String Openback Banjo
$749.00
A brand new left-handed Deering Goodtime Americana Limited Edition Bronze: a 5-string openback banjo on a 12 inch rim with Gold Rubbed Bronze hardware and a Deering six year warranty. Natural maple, about 4.5 lbs, made in Spring Valley, California. $749 with free shipping.
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At a Glance
- Handedness
- Left-Handed
- Style
- Openback Banjo
- Strings
- 5
- Scale Length
- 26-1/4"
- Pickup
- No
- Made In
- USA
- Weight
- 4.5 lbs
Left-Handed Deering Goodtime Americana Limited Edition Bronze Banjo, Made in USA
This is a brand new left-handed Deering Goodtime Americana Limited Edition Bronze, a 5-string openback banjo on a 12 inch rim with all of its hardware in Gold Rubbed Bronze. Deering made the Bronze as a limited release of the Americana, one of its best-selling Goodtime models. Available now at Banjo Warehouse, an authorized Deering dealer in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Comes with Deering’s six year Goodtime warranty on materials and workmanship. Free shipping anywhere in the US. 7-day money-back guarantee.
Every Deering we sell receives a professional setup by our banjo tech Tara before shipping, so it arrives ready to play.
Call Geoff directly at (404) 218-8580 with any questions.
A note on the photographs: these are Deering’s photos of the right-handed Limited Edition Bronze Americana. The banjo you receive is the left-handed version, a mirror image with the 5th string tuner on the other side of the neck.
Why the Americana Bronze?
The Americana is the Deering Goodtime built on a 12 inch rim instead of the usual 11 inch, with a 12 inch Renaissance head. Deering says the larger rim gives a stronger bass response and a much warmer tone, which suits old time and clawhammer playing and backing up a singer.
The Limited Edition adds Gold Rubbed Bronze hardware, which Deering describes as extremely durable, low maintenance and 100% hypoallergenic, plus artisan style hardwood inlays on a blonde maple fingerboard.
The Pot
3-ply violin grade maple rim, 12 inches across, with a 12 inch Renaissance medium crown head. Beveled steel tension hoop with 16 flat J-hooks and 9/32 inch nuts. Goodtime armrest, 5/8 inch Goodtime Smile bridge and Deering’s patented Goodtime tailpiece. All hardware is in Gold Rubbed Bronze powder finish. Hand rubbed polyurethane finish with carnauba wax.
In short: a brand new, left-handed, American-made 12 inch openback banjo in Deering’s limited Gold Rubbed Bronze finish, at about 4.5 lbs.
The Neck
Rock maple neck in a natural maple stain with a satin finish and a comfortable D shape. Blonde maple fingerboard with hardwood artisan style inlays and 22 pressed in nickel silver frets. Matching motif inlay on the peghead with a “Goodtime LTD” banner. Lexan polycarbonate nut at 1 1/4 inch width. Sealed geared tuners and a Goodtime geared 5th string tuner. 26 1/4 inch scale length. Overall length 37 1/2 inches, about 4.5 lbs.
What’s Included
Deering six year Goodtime warranty. Professional setup by our banjo tech Tara. Deering light gauge strings (10, 11, 13, 21w, 10), tuned G D G B D. Free shipping in the US. 7-day money-back guarantee.
Financing available: PayPal Pay in 4 on our website.
In stock and ready to ship. $749.
Call Geoff directly at (404) 218-8580 with any questions.
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Is this banjo left-handed?
Yes. It is built left-handed, with the 5th string tuner on the opposite side of the neck from a right-handed Goodtime. The photos are Deering’s and show the right-handed version.
Does it have a tone ring?
No. Like every Goodtime Americana it has no tone ring; its warmth comes from the 12 inch maple rim and Renaissance head.
Is it made in the USA?
Yes. Deering makes the Goodtime line in Spring Valley, California.
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