{"product_id":"deering-calico-5-string-banjo-demo","title":"Deering Calico 5-String Banjo Demo","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBanjo Studio is proud to be a Preferred Online Deering Dealer. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA stunning sounding and looking banjo featuring beautiful curly maple, coral snake binding, and a high gloss finish.  This has got to be one of the best looking and best sounding Deering banjos.  Bright, punchy, and cuts!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn incredible bluegrass banjo!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5th string spikes at frets 7, 9 and 10 included!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA premium quality world class 5-string banjo that is appreciated for its crisp tone with great highs and distinctive bass response. The Calico is not only beautiful, but it is also exceptionally dynamic with both powerful sound and response providing an excellent tool for all styles of music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt this price point two features are added.  The inside of the resonator walls are tapered which gives the banjo a much more rich tone as all of the frequencies come out of the banjo - as opposed to banjos with straight resonator sidewalls where some of the frequencies get lost as they bounce back and forth within the resonator.  The second upgraded feature is glued-in frets. Each fret is fitted to the fingerboard and glued in place so that in the future when the frets are worn out, they can easily be replaced without chipping the fingerboard. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe heart of the Deering Calico banjo is the Deering -06- bell bronze tone ring which is precisely fitted to the three ply violin grade maple rim. The Deering -06- tone ring produces a beautiful, balanced overtone spectrum. A softer touch will provide you with as much sustain as you ever want, a sharper attack will produce a distinct pop and accurate note separation. You will notice no dead spots over the entire fingerboard. The beautiful highs and powerful well rounded bass is the result of intense study of alloys and shapes resulting in superb sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a demo model as it has been at a festival and received three small scratches in the finish and not in the wood.  Two photo has been provide and the scratches are all in one place located on the side of the resonator, on the bass side, near the neck.  The banjo is perfect besides this one spot and we have taken a percentage discount off of the selling price.  These can easily be buffed out by any repair person, if you wanted it perfect and it would be significantly less than the $700 discount.  This still comes with the Factory Limited Lifetime Warranty.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deering","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49966002798840,"sku":null,"price":5299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0204\/9822\/files\/deering-calico-5-string-banjo-demo-deering-5-string-banjos-1248839693.jpg?v=1783900929","url":"https:\/\/www.banjostudio.com\/products\/deering-calico-5-string-banjo-demo","provider":"Banjo Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}