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Feb 22.2024

Getting Better Tone

“Banjokid” writes:Can you explain how to get a better tone? Whenever I play, I don’t get the right tone. Could you help me on this subject?

Well, Banjokid,...

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Mar 14.2013

STRINGS, STRINGS, STRINGS: WHICH TO BUY?

One of the most common questions we receive here at the factory is which set of banjo strings to buy. To make it easier to find the answer in one spot, we have...

Oct 19.2012

How Banjos Work

For a musician, the banjo offers acoustic power, super responsiveness to any kind of touch, brightness that can cut through the sound of an ensemble, warmth...

Oct 12.2012

Banjo Tone Woods

“The tone ring is the most important banjo part; the wood doesn’t make any difference!”

Sep 21.2012

Tips On Banjo Maintenance

Cleaning our homes is routine - maybe not a favorite thing for all of us but we do it anyway. I love things that make my cleaning routine easier! (OK, now you...

Strings: The Wonderful World of Wire

For a musician who loves their banjo and loves practicing and playing, enjoys the nuances of technique and the magic of the emotional communication in playing...

Jul 10.2012

Stainless Steel Frets vs. Nickel Silver Frets

Nickel silver alloy is the most common metal used for fret wire for banjos, guitars and mandolins. It is a good material because it conforms to fingerboards...

May 8.2012

Relationship Between the Fingerboard and the Tension Hoop on a Banjo

There is a misconception in the banjo world about the relationship between the fingerboard/ tension hoop area on a banjo.

Apr 20.2012

What Model Deering Banjo Do I Have?

What Model Deering Banjo Do I Have?

Kristin Scott Benson chooses the Deering Golden Series banjos
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