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Greg Deering began learning woodworking from his father at the age of two by watching him build model airplanes. Growing up in San Diego, he received his first tools and tool box which he had carefully laid out in his wagon on his third birthday. Many of these tools he still has today. That is how important this was to him. It was a career in the making.

At the age of 12, Greg purchased his first banjo by investing a month’s pay from his paper route into a used banjo. He learned to play Kingston Trio songs on his banjo with his best friend Tom playing guitar.

Greg made his first banjo as an industrial arts major at San Diego State College. In 1970, at 19 years of age he joined other enterprising young college students at the American Dream Co-Op and began doing instrument repairs and building banjos. This co-op would become the birth place of at least four now world renowned instrument manufacturers – a true tribute to the concept of the American dream! The American dream became the theme of Greg’s life when he and Janet started the Deering Banjo Company in 1975 as a family business. Together they not only raised two children but built, piece by piece, the Deering banjo factory.

Today, over 39 years later, the Deering Banjo Company has seen many a milestone including the launch of the Goodtime Series in 1997, the relocation to a new 18,000 sq.ft. premises in 2001 and the launch of the Eagle II in 2009, a breakthrough in banjo tone with the development of the new Twenty-Ten™ tone ring.

In its young 39 year life, Deering has delivered the finest hand built American instruments to over 100,000 happy musicians and counting… one banjo at a time.

Please visit us at DeeringBanjos.com and GoodtimeBanjos.com

Deering Banjos's Blog
 

Deering Rustic Wreath

New five-string banjo combines vintage and contemporary features.

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Deering Tony Trischka Silver Clipper

Bill Evans demos the contemporary banjo master’s signature model.

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Deering Artisan Goodtime Special Banjo

Bill Evans demos Deering’s newest Goodtime five-string banjo.

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Deering Julia Belle Banjo

A unique low-tuned banjo inspired by John Hartford and co-designed by Alison Brown.

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Deering Goodtime Six

A great six-string guitar-banjo with an affordable price.

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Deering Goodtime Solana 6 Demo

Nylon strings give this guitar-banjo a warm sound.

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Elderly Instruments | Deering Goodtime Artisan Banjos

The new Deering Goodtime Artisan series banjos replace the Classic Goodtime banjos and include a brown satin finish, planatary tuners, and a midnight maple fingerboard.

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Deering Goodtime Tenor Banjo Ukulele

A well-made banjo uke with a powerful sound and built-in pickup.

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Deering Woodroom Sessions | Elle King

The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter performs "Good to Be a Man" at the Deering Banjo factory.

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Deering Introduces Artisan Goodtime Banjos

The new Artisan Goodtime banjos feature a new Midnight Maple fingerboard and beautiful new appointments, and retain the Classic Goodtime playability and rich tone.

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Deering Goodtime Banjo

Bill Evans demos Deering’s affordable, high-quality five-string banjo.

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Deering Wood Room Sessions | Gayle Skidmore

Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Gayle Skidmore dropped into the Deering Banjo factory to play her song "The Impossible Sum."

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Dan Walsh’s Clawhammer Style

The UK's Dan Walsh stopped by the Deering Banjo factory to talk about his unique applications of clawhammer banjo to Irish and Scottish music, bluegrass, and MIddle Eastern music.

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Deering 40th Anniversary White Oak Banjo

Greg Deering introduces Deering's limited edition 40th Anniversary White Oak Banjo.

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Deering Banjos Two-Finger Method

Never played banjo before? Watch Deering Banjos' tried-and-true method for complete beginners.

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How to Tune a Banjo to Double-C Tuning

Deering Banjos presents a quick tutorial on moving from open-G tuning to double-C tuning on the banjo.

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Vega Old Tyme Wonder Banjo: David Holt

David Holt reviews Deering Banjos' New Vega Old Tyme Wonder banjo with a 12-inch rim.

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Deering Lineup: Maple Blossom

Banjo master Jens Kruger plays and talks about the Maple Blossom banjo, including his thoughts on the benefits of a radiused fingerboard.

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Deering Lineup: Vega Little Wonder

Jens Kruger demonstrates the Vega Little Wonder banjo from Deering in both the 11" and 12" versions. The Little Wonder is made with a three-ply maple rim, ebony fingerboard, and substantial neck profile to give it a classic old-time feel.

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Deering Goodtime Banjo Ukulele

Fusion of a concert ukulele and banjo results in a fresh sound.

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Goodtime Banjos: Why Play Banjo?

There are so many great reasons to play the banjo. Here are six folks talking about why they picked it up.

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Deering Tech: How to Change Banjo Strings

A demonstration with Chad Kopotic, Deering Quality Control Manager, on how to change your banjos strings.

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Deering Goodtime Americana Banjo

Bill Evans demos Deering’s new affordable banjo, which gets its rich bass sound from the company’s new Grand-12 rim.

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Greg Deering – The Magic

Deering Banjos founder Greg Deering on what goes into the making of quality banjos.

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Deering Line Up – Sierra

Jens Kruger demonstrates and discusses the finer points of Deering's top selling Sierra banjo.

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Deering Tech: Goodtime 101

Deering Banjo's Barry Hunn explains the different features and banjos in the Goodtime line, and why a Goodtime banjo is an excellent entry-level choice.

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Goodtime Americana – Hear the Difference

The combination of the new Grand 12" rim and Renaissance head gives the new Goodtime Americana a much deeper, fuller tone compared the original Goodtime Openback!

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    ● Vintage Vault
    ● New Gear
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    ● Repertoire
 
 
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    ● In The Studio
    ● Live Onstage
    ● Backroom
 
 
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    ● Partner Pages
 
 
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