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Features:

Maple Resonator
Maple Neck
Premium Blond Curly Rock Maple for both Neck and Resonator
Neck and Resonator trimmed with Ivoroid Binding accented by multi-color wood purfling
Ornate Curly Mother of Pearl Position Markers
Peghead Bound in White
Glued in Frets
Internal Tapered Resonator Walls for great volume and clarity
Deering Sandcast Bell Bronze Tone Ring
Three-Ply Rock Maple Rim
One-Piece Cast Resonator Flange
Ebony Fingerboard and Peghead Overlay
Two-Way Adjustable Truss Rod in the Neck
Geared 5th String Tuner
Planetary Tuning Machines
Double Co-Ordinator Rods
Nickel Plated
Lifetime Warranty

From the Hartford model and up, each fret is glued in place to ensure the finest fret work possible. This tedious process pays off with perfectly even frets and easy refretting in the future. Also, the inside of the resonator has a tapered side wall. More sound is directed outward through the flange holes instead of being caught inside between parallel walls. This feature increases the volume of a banjo and improves the tone. The frets of the Maple Blossom, Deluxe, Black Diamond, Sierra, and Boston are hammered or pressed in by a skilled craftsman.

THE CALICO BANJO

THE POT:	THE NECK:
Deering bronze tone-ring Three ply rock maple rim One piece cast resonator flange Curly maple resonator Multi-color wood purfling on resonator sidewalls Tapered internal resonator walls	Curly hard rock maple with a Honey Stain Natural Ebony fingerboard Mother of pearl scroll inlays Bound fingerboard Multi-color neck purfling Glued in frets Two way adjustable truss rod Bound neck and peghead

The Deering Calico banjo is a premium quality, world class banjo. Sought from around the world for its bright, crisp tone, the Calico is exceptionally dynamic for both powerful sound and instantaneous, sensitive response; providing a superlative musical canvas for all styles of music. The clear, rich and complex harmonics, visual aesthetics and supreme playability are created by Deering's insightful design and precision craftsmanship to build one of the finest banjos money can buy.

TONE:

The heart of the Deering Calico banjo is the Deering bronze tone-ring, meticulously fitted to the three ply rock maple rim. Deering tone-rings are machined to two thousandths of an inch tolerance for correct fit and consistent tone. This is a bell like tone-ring of precision and power.

The Calico pot is fitted with a one piece resonator flange that is thicker and stronger than many competitor's banjos. The flange highlights the warm tones and solid punch of the Deering Calico banjo.

The Calico resonator is beautiful curly maple with tapered interior resonator sidewalls. This tapering contributes to the quick response and clarity of tone that is a hallmark of the Deering Calico banjo.

PLAYABILITY:

The neck is slender with a low profile for fast accurate fingering and comfortable for large and small hands.

The ebony fingerboard is polished to a slick, fast, surface. The frets are glued in to ensure perfect fretting accuracy, long term stability and ease of refretting.

The two way adjustable truss rod provides precision adjustment to maintain superb playability without buzzing.

AESTHETIC:

The neck and resonator are premium grade curly rock maple and finished with a high gloss to highlight the honey stain and beautiful grain in this increasingly scarce and extremely desirable wood.

The striking appearance of the curly hard rock maple gives it a visual vibrant brilliance and sets the Calico apart from the majority of banjos that are either stained or of darker colored wood thus giving it a special place in the world of banjos.

The neck and resonator are bound with ivoroid binding and multi color wood purfling that compliments the blonde, premium curly rock maple.

The curly, scroll like, mother of pearl inlays on the fingerboard are carefully inlaid and arranged to provide a beautiful and elegant series of position markers that aid the player in finding the right notes.

WARRANTY:

The carefully selected materials, combined with Deering's world renown craftsmanship and building techniques make it easy to protect the Deering banjo buyer with a lifetime warranty against defects in materials and workmanship.

QUIZ

Questions	Answers
1. Why is the premium quality, world class Deering Calico banjo sought from around the world?	For its bright, crisp tone the Calico is exceptionally dynamic for both powerful sound and instantaneous, sensitive response; providing a superlative musical canvas for all styles of music. The clear, rich and complex harmonics, visual aesthetics and supreme playability are created by Deering's insightful design and precision craftsmanship to build one of the finest banjos money can buy.
2. What is the heart of the Deering Calico's tone?	The Deering bronze tone-ring, meticulously fitted to a three ply rock maple rim.
3. What are the benefits of the Deering one piece flange?	The Deering one piece flange is thicker and stronger than many competitor's banjos. The flange highlights the warm tones and solid punch of the Deering Calico banjo.
4. Why are the internally tapered resonator sidewalls critical on a premium banjo like the Deering Calico?	The beautiful curly maple resonator internally tapered sidewalls contribute to the quick response and clarity of tone that is the hallmark of the Deering Calico banjo.
5. What are the benefits of the Deering Calico's slender, low profile neck?	It is comfortable for large and small hands and makes fingering fast, accurate and effortless.
6. What is the benefit of glued in frets?	This ensures perfect fretting accuracy, long term stability and ease of refretting.
7. What is the benefit of the two way adjustable truss rod?	It provides precision adjustment to maintain superb playability without buzzing.
8. What is the grade and kind of wood in the neck and resonator?	The neck and resonator are premium grade curly rock maple that is scarce and extremely desirable and finished in a honey stain with a high gloss.
9. What is unique about the color of the Calico?	The striking appearance of the honey stain curly hard rock maple gives it a visual vibrant brilliance and sets the Calico apart from the majority of banjos that are of darker colored wood thus giving it a special place in the world of banjos.
10. Describe the inlays on the Calico and what is their function on the fingerboard?	The curly, scroll like, mother of pearl inlays on the fingerboard are carefully inlaid and arranged to provide a beautiful and elegant series of position markers that aid the player in finding the right notes. The neck and resonator are bound with ivoroid binding and multi color wood purfling that compliments the blond, premium curly rock maple.
11. What is the warranty?	The carefully selected premium materials, combined with Deerings world renown craftsmanship and building techniques make it easy to protect the Deering banjo buyer with a lifetime warranty against defects in materials and workmanship.