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“The Kingston Trio has affected more lives than they know,” said one visitor to the Deering Banjo Company recently. Greg Deering was one of those countless individuals who fell in love with the banjo because of The Kingston Trio. Today, Deering Banjos celebrates the 50th anniversary of the meteoric success of the hit “Tom Dooley” and The Kingston Trio with 3 new Kingston Trio Long Neck banjos and a Vega Kingston Trio Plectrum.

The 4 different models are a tribute to Kingston Trio members Bob Shane, Dave Guard, John Stewart and George Grove and will bear a special “The Kingston Trio” inlay on their fingerboard. They are available through authorized Deering dealers in your area retailing for $6495.

Bob Shane, founding member of the Kingston Trio, will have the special 50th anniversary commemorative plectrum model Kingston Trio banjo. In 1957, Bob Shane played a plectrum banjo, not a long neck, for the recording of Tom Dooley! His Vega Koa plectrum banjo by Deering will be a 22-fret model with “The Kingston Trio” in mother of pearl at the 15th through 17th frets.

On his plectrum their will be an additional inlay of “1957-2007” at the 19th fret to mark the 50 years of Tom Dooley recorded by the Kingston Trio; the song that brought them to astronomical success. The peghead shape of the Bob Shane Plectrum banjo has gently sloped sides; reminiscent of the early Vega Little Wonder models and is inlayed with the Vega name and a mother of pearl star.

The natural Koa color will be enhanced by Deering’s masterfully done, glass-like gloss finish. The traditional tubaphone tonering, hand fitted bracket band on a 3-ply maple rim, combine with the rich, dense Koa wood to produce a banjo whose sound  is both sweet and powerful, with long lasting sustain.

A vintage styled Vega stain in brown and yellow enhanced by a gloss finish characterize the Dave Guard long neck model.  Dave Guard was among the first artists to play the long neck banjo, inspiring generations of banjoists to play this sweet and versatile instrument, tuned to E for a deep, full, yet sparkling voice.

The George Grove model has a special deep brown stain over the premium, highly figured, curly rock maple. With the same hard, dense, colorful exotic natural ebony fingerboard and  special “The Kingston Trio” inlay at the 19th through 21st frets as the other models, the neck is full yet fast in the Vega tradition and the geared fifth peg is mounted near the 8th fret. For additional versatility, when a capo is applied to the third fret of a long neck model, the banjo has a standard G tuning and the string length is the same as any 22-fret banjo.

The third Kingston Trio long neck will be the same curly rock maple as the others but will be a natural blond like the one that John Stewart plays. It will have the same tonal elements as the previous models, giving it the ability to faithfully re-create the folk music of the 1960’s.

The sparkling, deep, full, round sound of the Kingston Trio long necks is one of the true classics of the 20th century that will easily carry through to the next millennium. “Through changing times, the Trio has played on, remaining popular for a simple reason…great songs that sound as good today as the first time you heard them.”  In the same vein, Deering Banjo Company creates great banjos that not only sound good today but will play and sound even better every time you “pick” them!

For more information on Deering banjos, log on to their web site, www.Deeringbanjos.com, visit the authorized Deering dealer in your area, or call the Deering folks at their toll free number, 800-845-7791.