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Archive Home > 2013 > February > 17 > Banjo maker finds its grove

Banjo maker finds its grove

• Skilled workers, ‘stubborn’ attitude help Deering Banjo hit the right note

By Ronald D. White / The Bulletin
February 17, 2013

It all started with the Kingston Trio.

One day in 1963, a San Diego kid and his friends got their hands on an album by the popular folk group. Greg Deering, 12 at the time, recalls studying the musicians on the cover and thinking, “I’ve got to get a banjo" —....

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