The Deering Siera Plectrum model is a four-string banjo specially suited for pick playing. It is most commonly tuned in C,G,B,D and its sound is most commonly encountered in jazz or folk. It is one of the so-called resonators, i.e. it has an arched mahogany cover with a white border on the back, which adds clarity and good sustain to the tone. A bronze tone-ring -06- adheres to the body made of three layers of maple (violin grade), to which an eleven-inch brass rim is attached.
The mahogany neck with two-way bracing is joined by an ebony fingerboard fitted with twenty-two pakfong frets. Position markers in the form of decorative engravings facilitate orientation on its surface. The strings are mounted on one side in high-quality Planetary-type mechanisms, on the other side via a maple/ebony fingerboard in an adjustable Deering True Tone nickel-plated steel truss rod. Decorative engravings on the headstock, shoulder rest and decorative zinc one-piece flange complement the basic materials used both practically and visually.
The banjo is supplied in a high quality case.
All Deering instruments (from professional models to the entry-level Goodtime line) are made in Spring Valley, California, USA by skilled craftsmen. Here, each piece is given equal care and attention to meet strict quality standards.
Specifications
- Number of Strings: 4
- Instrument Type: Resonator
- Tone ring: Yes
- Resonator: Maple
- Body Material: Mahagony
- Neck: Mahogany
- Scale: 667 mm
- Number of Frets: 22
- Nut Width: 32 mm
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Bridge: Ebony/Maple
- Pickup: No
- Tuning Machines: Deering
- Hardware: Nickel
- Hard Case: Yes
- Case: No
- Strings: Deering Light Gauge Banjo Strings (10 12 16 24w)
- Country of Production: USA