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Greg made his first banjo as an industrial arts major at San Diego State College. He learned to play Kingston Trio songs on his banjo with his best friend Tom playing guitar. It was a career in the making.Īt the age of 13, Greg purchased his first banjo by investing pay from his paper route into a used banjo. Growing up in San Diego, he received his first tools and tool box which he had carefully laid out in his wagon on his third birthday. Looking for something specific? Have questions about this product's condition or history? Want more photos, or to simply chat with an expert who's had his hands on this actual piece of gear? It is truly our pleasure to talk with our customers, please do contact us now.Greg Deering began learning woodworking from his father at the age of two by watching him build model airplanes. Sound Pure's inventory is constantly changing, ever-evolving, with some items sold before reaching the website. We are so confident in our ability to provide the highest quality music equipment in the industry, we even invented our “Try Before You Buy” program where we can ship out a product before collecting actual payment. We are supported by one of the most well-respected luthiers in the Southeast, guaranteeing products that come in are thoroughly vetted, and that products that go out our in premium, performance- ready shape. We vigorously test everything we take in to ensure authenticity, functionality, and reliability. Our passion bridges the products we love with the real relationships we develop with our customer - whether they are a lifelong musician, or they are just getting started on their musical journey but care about value, quality, and being treated right. Our best customers are the ones that truly understand our personal touch and commitment to everything we sell, and range from hobbyists and enthusiasts to some of the biggest names in the business. Because of this, we have developed a reputation of quality and trust with our customers, located all over the world.
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We buy, trade, and consign instruments that we truly believe in. We are a small team of dedicated experts, located in Durham, NC. Our used selection always reflects the high standards of quality and craftsmanship that we expect from all of our manufacturers. Here at Sound Pure we hand-select used and vintage pieces of gear for our inventory. If it has abalone it was made after his passing. So if you find a Hartford with a white mother of pearl name plate it was built before he passed away. When John Hartford passed away we changed the nameplate on the fingerboard from mother of pearl to abalone in the fingerboard. We accomplished a really classic design for John and Chuck was able to have a wonderful time working with John on the inlay. It ended up having a very riverboat type of flavor because it uses that architecture and that art form without having to have pictures of riverboats on it. So Chuck took the riverboat architecture and used that classic form to develop inlays for the Hartford banjo. The ratio of the length to width and the style of the scrolls that go into the riverboat architecture are different than what is on a gingerbread house, a Victorian period house. People think that the gingerbread on a riverboat is the same as on the house but it is actually distinctly and identifiably different. He discovered that there is a whole classic architecture of riverboats that's significantly different than the architecture that goes into houses. He went to the library and found all the books he could about riverboats. The idea that he would someday be making a banjo for John Hartford was beyond his wildest dreams so I gave the job of designing the inlays to Chuck.Ĭhuck started studying riverboats and reading a lot. Chuck grew up in Minnesota and when John Hartford would come to town to play he would never miss a concert and he thought John Hartford was the coolest musician. Then we had a really neat opportunity because when Chuck, our head craftsman and artist who has been with us over 30 years now, was growing up and learning to play music his main banjo hero was John Hartford.
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And again, we were kind of stumped a little bit, not wanting to just put inlays of riverboats in the fingerboard. John was a licensed river boat captain and wanted us to put some sort of a riverboat theme into his banjo. Some of the old banjos like the Farland, and some of those old banjos made before 1900 had this, so John asked us to do that. It was once the standard pattern and fairly common to just have the inlays grouped right in the middle and out on the ends of the fingerboard. People ask why we have a non standard inlay pattern on this banjo.