Deering Goodtime Jr. Openback 5-String Banjo
Deering Goodtime Jr. Banjo is a shorter scale version of its famous Goodtime Openback sibling, making it the perfect beginner banjo for kids or players of smaller stature who are looking to add a splash of fun to their playing! Goodtime Jr. produces a vibrant, ringing tone from its natural finished violin grade maple rim. At only four pounds, the weight makes it ideal for both children and adults to play and to travel with conveniently.
- Blonde slender rock maple neck
- 11" 3-ply violin-grade maple rim
- Sealed geared tuners and geared 5th string tuner
- Pressed-in nickel silver frets
- Steel coordinator rod
- Deering fiddle-shaped peghead
- Deering patented Goodtime tailpiece
Please note: Deering instruments use a coated top banjo head. The manufacturing process can leave overspray on the edge of the head that rubs off during normal use. This overspray can also be removed with a microfiber cloth.
- Deering Goodtime 'smile' bridge: The sensitivity of the maple with the hard, dense ebony top contributes to Goodtime Banjo's clear, resonant responsiveness.
- Quiet tailpiece: Specially 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-hooks: Proprietary Deering J-hooks are wider at the top to prevent twisting off the tension hoop when tightening the banjo head.
- Quiet coordinator rod: The coordinator rod is made from a special alloy that is strong and does not interfere with the singing resonance of the violin maple rim.
- 3-ply violin-grade maple rim: The 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 tuners: Five high quality geared tuning machines make tuning Goodtime Banjo easy, accurate and fun. Many student banjos are cursed with poor quality tuners, leading students to blame themselves for an out-of-tune banjo when it's the tuner that is at fault.
- Rock maple neck: This fine-grained, dense, extremely hard wood creates a stable neck and imparts a bright, crisp quality to the Goodtime Banjo tone.
SKU | DBC-GOODTIMEJR |
Vendor | Deering |
Acoustic Body Style | Banjo |
Fingerboard | Maple |
Included From Manufacturer | Deering medium gauge banjo strings |
MPN | GJR |
Product Unique Features |
11" rim diameter Sealed geared tuners Geared 5th string tuner Steel coordinator rod Deering fiddle-shaped peghead Deering patented Goodtime tailpiece Pressed-in nickel silver frets |
Right Left Handed | Right |
Strings | 5-Strings |
String Material | Steel |
Back Material | Open back |
Bridge | 5/8" maple/ebony Goodtime bridge |
Bridge Saddle Material | Wood |
Finish | Durable satin finish Blonde |
Neck Material | Maple |
Number of Frets | 19 |
Nut Width | 1.25" |
Scale Length | 23.125" |
Side Material | 11" blonde 3-ply violin-grade maple rim Steel tension hoop 11" frosted top high crown head 16 flat hooks with 9/32" nuts |
Top Material | Banjo head |
Deering Goodtime Warranty
All new Deering Goodtime banjos carry a six-year limited warranty when you send in the warranty card or register online at the Deering Banjos website.
The warranty covers defective materials or workmanship. The warranty does not cover normal wear and tear, the frets, finish, or accidental damage and is not transferable to subsequent owners. Incidental and consequential damages are excluded from this warranty and Deering assumes no liability other than for the actual repair of the instrument.
Register your Goodtime banjo to validate your warranty and receive your Banjo Maintenance Manual.
Customer is responsible for shipping to and from factory for all repairs, whether warranty or non-warranty. Deering reserves the right to repair or replace the product following suitable evaluation.
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