Deering's online help centre - and more

Deering Banjos announce the recent launch of their online help centre, 'designed to offer quick answers to some of your most burning banjo how-to questions'. The FAQs currently displayed relate to banjo buying, playing, and maintenance; accessories such as straps, arm rests, and cases; and general questions. Deering want to make this service as helpful as possible; so you can take a survey to let the company know your priorities.

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Six weeks ago the Deering blog published 'Longneck banjo tales', an article by folksinger Tom Chapin describing Pete Seeger's development of the long-necked banjo. The comments on this article include many accounts of readers' experiences with long-necks and other instruments. See also this article in the Fretboard Journal.

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Just over three weeks ago the Deering blog carried an article by Jamie Deering on the 13th Annual Banjo Event, dur to take place at the Eagle Music Shop in northern England on Saturday 7 March. Links for booking tickets and to artists' websites are included, together with a nice photo of Pat Kelleher of Dripsey, Co. Cork.