Deering Goodtime 19-Fret Tenor Openback Banjo

Serial Number: 032524-11
Weight: 4 lbs

If you are looking for a genuine 19-fret tenor banjo to get started in jazz or Irish music, then this is a great option for you!

Based on the best-selling Goodtime Openback banjo, the Goodtime Openback 19-Fret Tenor is tuned in 5ths like a viola or cello (C,G,D,A), and features a full 19-fret scale so commonly found in traditional jazz and Irish music.

It is a delight to play with its short-scale fretboard, slim neck and lightweight body and if desired, can be tuned for Irish G,D,A,E (requires Irish Tenor String Set). In both tunings, notes are clear and bold, with just the right amount of punch and sustain needed for tenor playing. 

Central to the success of the Goodtime™ banjo is the construction which utilizes high-quality materials and components, including a three-ply violin-grade maple rim, and an exceptionally stable and slender hard rock maple neck, ensuring that it delivers a rich, full sound with excellent clarity and projection. The Goodtime™ tailpiece is our own design, the tension hoop is rolled in-house from raw metal. We took time to source the best possible tuners to compliment the Goodtime™ affordability and topped it off with the best banjo strings on the market.

Made in America at the Deering Banjo factory in California, the Goodtime™ Openback 19-Fret Tenor banjo weighs about 4 pounds so it is ideal for traveling, camping, hiking, taking to the beach and provides a vibrant singing banjo tone in any situation.

Serial Number: 032524-11
Weight: 4 lbs
SPECS

NECK

• Neck Wood: Rock Maple
• Neck Shape:
• Stain: None
• Finish: Satin
• Nut Width: 1 3/16"
• Nut Material: Lexan Polycarbonate
• Tuners:
• 5th String Tuner:
• Frets: 19 Pressed In Nickel Silver Frets

POT

• Rim: 3-Ply Violin Grade Maple
• Rim Diameter: 11"
• Tone Ring:
• Head: 11" Bottom Frosted High Crown
• Tension Hoop: Beveled Steel Tension Hoop
• Hooks & Nuts: 16 Flat J-Hooks and 9/32" Hex Nuts
• Armrest:
• Hardware Plating: Nickel
• Tailpiece: Deering Patented Goodtime Tailpiece
• Finish: Hand Rubbed Polyurethane with Carnuba Wax Finish

DIMENSIONS

• Neck Width at the Nut: 1 3/16"
• Scale Length Nut to Bridge: 23"
• Rim Diameter: 11"
• Overall Instrument Length: 35"
• Weight Approx.: 4.5 lbs

STRINGS, TUNING, ETC.

• Comes strung with Deering Tenor Banjo Strings
• String gauges: 10 16 24w 30w
• Comes tuned: C, G, D, A
• Can easily be tuned in other tunings as well.