NEW Deering John Hartford 5-String Banjo w/Hard Case

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House of Musical Traditions

Takoma Park, MD 20912
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Website: www.hmtrad.com

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The John Hartford model has two very special advantages. First, it is lighter in weight than most other banjos and second, it has an amazing tone. It sounds like a vintage, pre-war banjo. This banjo has a Grenadillo tone-ring. Grenadillo is the wood used in marimba keys because of its beautiful musicality. This tone ring is permanently bonded to our three-ply rock maple rim and fitted with our one piece cast zinc flange.  This is not the model with the pop-on resonator.

Like the very finest violins, the John Hartford banjo will mature with age, becoming richer, fuller and more powerful. While all banjos mature the more they are played, the John Harford banjo ages fast and quite dramatically.

A licensed river boat captain and author of the song “Gentle on My Mind”, John Hartford requested inlays for this banjo inspired by river boat art. Combining the rock maple neck, rock maple resonator with tapered internal sidewalls, glued-in frets and a walnut stain with elegant satin finish, this banjo has a special place in music history.

Our store is a Premier Dealer for Deering Banjos, and this banjo comes with the full lifetime Deering warranty. List price is $4,459.

Shipping on this banjo is FREE by UPS Ground within the Continental US. International buyers, please see our information below on international shipping.

Notes on international shipping: Serious bidders or buyers outside the continental US must contact us for a shipping quote before purchasing. Please include your city, country and postal code. We generally answer shipping inquiries Monday through Friday. Some information and guidelines for you: our preferred method of shipping internationally is USPS Express Mail. This method carries an insurance limit of $650. If the item is valued at over this cost, we can only ship by this method if the buyer assumes responsibility for any amount over $650 should the item be lost or damaged in shipping. To fully insure more expensive items, we will have to use UPS Worldwide or Global Express, both of which can range in cost from $300-$700. Some countries such as the UK, Australia, New Zealand & Hungary have very restrictive size limits on Express Mail, and in these cases we MUST ship items like guitars and banjos via UPS. You may have to pay customs duties as determined by your local jurisdiction upon the item’s arrival. We have no way of anticipating what these costs may be. Sorry, we do not adjust invoices to reflect a lower price for customs duties.

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We are the House of Musical Traditions, just outside of Washington, DC. We have been in business for over thirty years. We pride ourselves in our excellent eBay rating and good comments from satisfied customers.