Detail 01
Patented 3-ply white oak rim
The white oak rim is the design element credited with the banjo’s bright, crisp response and clear note separation.
Product detailSKU #1500000404806
DeeringWhite Lotus Left-Handed 5-String Resonator Banjo
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
White Lotus is Deering’s left-handed 5-string resonator banjo, designed around a patented 3-ply white oak rim instead of a traditional heavy tone ring. The white oak construction is credited with bright, crisp response, clear note distinction, power, and sustain while keeping the instrument at approximately eight pounds. A quartersawn white oak neck, white oak resonator, ebony fingerboard and peghead overlay, lotus-pattern inlays, white binding, and high-gloss finish complete its bluegrass-inspired presentation.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Left-handed bluegrass players seeking a five-string resonator banjo listed at approximately eight pounds.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Right-handed players, because this model is identified as left-handed.
- Players seeking a traditional metallic tone ring; this model lists no tone ring as required.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
No traditional tone ring required
The rim design is used in place of the traditional heavy tone-ring approach described for this model.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Confirm that you need a left-handed instrument.
- 02It comes tuned G, D, G, B, D.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Is the White Lotus left-handed?
Yes. It is identified as a left-handed 5-string resonator banjo.
02Does it use a traditional tone ring?
No. Its patented white oak rim is designed to produce the stated response without a traditional heavy tone ring.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPlayability
- Number of Frets
- 22
3 detailsBody & build
- Fingerboard Material
- A Grade Ebony Pot Rim: 3-Ply White Oak Rim Diameter: 11" Tone Ring: None Required Head: 11" Top Frosted Medium Crown Tension Hoop: Notched Brass Tension Hoop Hooks & Nuts: 24 Round J-Hooks and 1/4″ Hex Nuts Flange: 2 Piece Eagle Series Flange Armrest: Deering Armrest Hardware Plating: Nickel Tailpiece: Deering True Tone Tailpiece Finish: Hand Finished Satin Polyurethane Resonator Resonator Wood: 3-Ply Poplar/Poplar/White Oak Resonator Finish: High Gloss Resonator Sidewalls: Straight Resonator Diameter: 13 7/8" Dimensions Neck Width at the Nut: 1 1/4" Scale Length Nut to Bridge: 26 1/4" Rim Diameter: 11" Overall Instrument Length: 38" Weight Approx.: 8 lbs Tunings Comes strung with Deering Light Gauge Strings Comes tuned: G, D, G, B, D
- Color Finish
- Hand Finished Satin Polyurethane
- Neck Wood
- Quartersawn White Oak
4 detailsOther
- Category Source
- detail
- Tier
- new
- Korena Special
- false
- Source Id
- site51500000404806
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