A BEAUTIFUL maple banjo featuring the finest workmanship, materials and design, as well as the revolutionary new Tenbrooks tonering. This very special tone ring is finely crafted for Deering by a centuries old European bell foundry well know for their magical ways of crafting musical metals. Put that tone ring on Deering's lovely handiwork and you'll find there ain't another banjo in all of the land that sounds like this one - it makes the hair stand up on our arms every time it gets picked. Deering's always made world class instruments, but we truly feel they've reached a new pinnacle in banjos with this - and they've raised the bar for everybody else. The truly exquisite inlays and flamed maple will melt a heart of stone, and the sound is so lushly rich and strong that the best cup of coffee in the world couldn't make us perk up any more. The Saratoga Star would be a lot nicer to wake up to as well. Includes a deluxe hard shell case and a custom setup for you by your friends at Steilberg String Instruments.