Deering Tenbrooks Saratoga Star with Kruger Tone Ring

About this Banjo

Crisp Maple with a brilliant full bodied tone, deep bass, brilliant highs, The Saratoga Star is one of the most elegantly beautiful modern banjos to enter the musical arena of classic instruments. Greg Deering personally designed the inlays with an Art Nouveau style in mind. Reminiscent of the Victorian Era, this high grade maple banjo stands out as a top of the line professional instrument, at home on the concert stages throughout the world. It is played by world renowned banjoists like Bela Fleck, 2007 IBMA Banjo Player of the Year – Tony Trischka, Joe Bonsal of the Oak Ridge Boys, and Ned Luberecki.

From Bluegrass to Country, Rock to Classical, this is one of the ultimate banjos made today. Crafted with the precision of every Tenbrooks banjo out of highly figured violin grade maple for the ultimate tonal power and sparkle. It is so alive with sound that you can feel the vibrations through the back of the banjo as you play. The sound carries clearly greater distances than other banjos. This banjo is for the dedicated musician who appreciates versatility in communicating with the audience through music.

Banjo Specifications

Neck:

• Curly Maple Neck stained a Rich Dark Red Mahogany
• Tenbrooks D Shaped Neck
• 22 Glued in Nickel Silver Frets
• Ebony Fingerboard
• Ivoroid Binding
• Bone Nut
• Adjustable Truss Rod
• Spikes are installed at 7 & 9th Frets
• Deering Planetary Tuners
• Deering Geared 5th String Tuner

Pot:

• Kruger Bronze Tone Ring
• Tenbrooks style 3-ply Violin Grade Maple Rim
• Deering Brass Notched Tension Hoop
• 11″ Frosted Top, Medium Crown Head
• 24 Round Hooks with ¼″ Hex Nuts
• Nickel plated Zinc Flange
• Deering True Tone Tailpiece
• Nickel Plated Hardware
• Deering 11/16″ Maple Ebony Bridge

Resonator:

• Deep Resonator Made of Curly Maple
• Resonator Sides Are Specially Tapered On the Inside For Projection of Tone
• Stained a Deep Red Brown
• Highly Polished Finish

Tone:

• The Saratoga Star resounds with a brilliant full bodied tone with deep bass and brilliant highs. It has a pleasing clarity and balance on every string up and down the entire fingerboard. The full Tenbrooks banjo design, materials and dimensions create this maple banjo that brings out all the best tone from the wood and precisely created metal parts so that this instrument rings true with a sweet clarity and uninhibited musicality.

Case:

• Includes a Deering Hardshell Case

Dimensions:

• Neck Width At the Nut 1 1/4″
• Scale Length Nut To Bridge 26 1/4″
• Resonator Diameter 13 7/8″
• Overall Instrument Length 38″
• Weight Approx. 11 lbs

Warranty:

• The trust and pride we share in our product gives us the confidence to grant every owner of a Deering banjo a Lifetime Warranty ensuring the quality of our materials and workmanship

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• 5th String Railroad Spike Capos – FREE
  We can add these as a free service when you purchase a banjo from us. When you add this banjo to your cart just select that you want the capos. What is this? When you use a standard capo on your banjo fretboard, fretting strings 1 through 4, you’ll need to capo the 5th string separately. The 5th string starts at the 5th fret. If your standard capo is on the 2nd fret, you also need to capo the 5th string two frets higher, at the 7th fret. We recommend installing railroad spike capos on frets 7 and 9 (A and B). We install them on the fretboard just under the 5th string, an idea that was developed and used by Earl Scruggs himself. We use them, and so do most of the professional players we know. When you’re playing, you don’t really notice the spikes because they’re out of the way, but they’re always there when you need them. Simply slide the 5th string under the spike. When you’re done, slide it out.
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