Made in America. Easy to play! Durable and easy to maintain! The Goodtime banjo produces a vibrant ringing tone from its natural finished violin grade maple rim. At only 4 pounds, the weight makes it ideal for both children and adults to play and to travel with conveniently. Teachers and professionals around the world recommend the Goodtime banjo for greater success in learning to play. Why a Goodtime Banjo? DEERING GOODTIME SMILE BRIDGEThe responsive sensitivity of the maple, with the hard, dense ebony top contributes to the Goodtime banjos clear, resonant responsiveness. QUIET TAILPIECESpecially selected metal is used to prevent the tailpiece from making “its own sound” and muddying up the banjo’s tone. The violin maple rim is supposed to sing, not your tailpiece. STABILITY ENHANCING J-HOOKSThe proprietary Deering J-hooks are wider at the top to prevent twisting off the tension hoop when tightening the banjo head. QUIET COORDINATOR RODMade of special alloy that is strong and does not interfere with the singing resonance of the violin maple rim. 3-PLY VIOLIN GRADE MAPLE RIMThe maple in the Goodtime rim is the exact wood used in the finest violins in the world. Only Deering puts this professional grade 3-ply maple rim in a banjo in this price range. SEALED GEARED TUNERSFive high quality geared tuning machines make tuning the Goodtime banjo easy, accurate and fun. Too many student banjos are cursed with poor quality tuners, so the students blame themselves for an out of tune banjo when it’s the tuner that is at fault. ROCK MAPLE NECKThis fine grained, dense, extremely hard, wood creates a stable neck, and imparts a bright, crisp quality to the Goodtime banjo tone. Neck Neck Wood: Rock Maple Neck Shape: Comfortable "D" Shape Finish: Satin Nut Width: 1 1/4" Nut Material: Lexan Polycarbonate Tuners: Sealed Geared Tuners 5th String Tuner: Goodtime Geared 5th String Tuner Frets: 22 Pressed In Nickel Silver Frets Pot Rim: 3-Ply Violin Grade Maple Rim Diameter: 11" Tone Ring: Head: 11" Top Frosted High Crown Tension Hoop: Beveled Steel Tension Hoop Hooks & Nuts: 16 Flat J-Hooks with 9/32″ Nuts Armrest: Hardware Plating: Nickel Tailpiece: Deering Patented Goodtime Tailpiece Finish: Hand Rubbed Polyurethane with Carnuba Wax Finish Dimensions Neck Width at the Nut: 1 1/4" Scale Length Nut to Bridge: 26 1/4" Rim Diameter: 11" Overall Instrument Length: 37 1/2" Weight Approx.: 4.5 lbs Miscellaneous Comes strung with Deering Light Gauge Strings String gauges: 10, 11, 13, 21w, 10 Comes tuned: G, D, G, B, D Can easily be tuned in other tunings as well.
