THE POT:
Sand cast virgin bell bronze tone-ring
Three ply rock maple rim
One piece cast resonator flange
Curly maple resonator
Multi-color wood purfling on resonator sidewalls
Tapered internal resonator walls

THE NECK:
Curly hard rock maple
Ebony fingerboard
Mother of pearl scroll inlays
Bound fingerboard
Multi-color neck purfling
Glued in frets
Two way adjustable truss rod
Bound neck and peghead

The Deering Calico banjo is a premium quality, world class banjo. Sought from around the world for its bright, crisp tone, the Calico is exceptionally dynamic for both powerful sound and instantaneous, sensitive response; providing a superlative musical canvas for all styles of music. The clear, rich and complex harmonics, visual aesthetics and supreme playability are created by Deering's insightful design and precision craftsmanship to build one of the finest banjos money can buy.

TONE:
The heart of the Deering Calico banjo is the Deering sand cast virgin bell bronze tone-ring, meticulously fitted to the three ply rock maple rim. Sand casting is old fashioned, expensive and the most time tested and proven method to achieve the bell like ringing sound considered essential by banjoists around the world. Deering tone-rings are machined to two thousandths of an inch tolerance for correct fit and consistent tone. This is a bell like tone-ring of precision and power.

The Calico pot is fitted with a one piece resonator flange that is thicker and stronger than many competitor's banjos. The flange highlights the warm tones and solid punch of the Deering Calico banjo.

The Calico resonator is beautiful curly maple with tapered interior resonator sidewalls. This tapering contributes to the quick response and clarity of tone that is a hallmark of the Deering Calico banjo.

PLAYABILITY:
The neck is slender with a low profile for fast accurate fingering and comfortable for large and small hands.

The ebony fingerboard is polished to a slick, fast, surface. The frets are glued in to ensure perfect fretting accuracy, long term stability and ease of refretting.

The two way adjustable truss rod provides precision adjustment to maintain superb playability without buzzing.

AESTHETIC:
The neck and resonator are premium grade curly rock maple and finished with a high gloss to highlight the natural blonde color and beautiful grain in this increasingly scarce and extremely desirable wood.

The striking appearance of the blonde curly hard rock maple gives it a visual vibrant brilliance and sets the Calico apart from the majority of banjos that are either stained or of darker colored wood thus giving it a special place in the world of banjos.

The neck and resonator are bound with ivoroid binding and multi color wood purfling that compliments the blonde, premium curly rock maple.

The curly, scroll like, mother of pearl inlays on the fingerboard are carefully inlaid and arranged to provide a beautiful and elegant series of position markers that aid the player in finding the right notes.

WARRANTY:
The carefully selected materials, combined with Deering's world renown craftsmanship and building techniques make it easy to protect the Deering banjo buyer with a lifetime warranty against defects in materials and workmanship

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