Description:
Up for sale is a brand new Deering White Lotus 5-string banjo that I recently won for taking 3rd place at the 2026 National Bluegrass Banjo Championship (Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS).
The White Lotus features Deering’s innovative White Oak rim and neck construction paired with a patented white oak tone ring design, giving it a crisp, warm, and bright voice with fantastic response and projection. Best of all, it weighs in at only around 8 pounds—making it incredibly comfortable to play standing up for long sets or jam sessions without sacrificing tone or quality. Not only that, but it has great volume, especially for a Banjo without a metal tone.
If you have been looking for a quality lightweight banjo, here is your chance to purchase one in mint condition for several hundred dollars less and no sales tax.
Key Specifications
• Weight: Approximately 8 lbs.
• Rim & Pot: 11-inch diameter patented 3-ply white oak rim, notched brass tension hoop, 24 round hooks with 1/4-inch hex nuts, and a 2-piece Eagle Series flange
• Head: 11-inch top-frosted medium crown head
• Neck Wood: Quartersawn white oak with an adjustable truss rod and high-gloss finish
• Neck Shape: Slender "D" shape
• Fingerboard: A-grade ebony with white binding and original engraved lotus flower inlays
• Scale Length (Nut to Bridge): 26.25 inches
• Nut Width: 1.25 inches
• Resonator: Poplar and white oak with white binding and straight inside walls (13.7/8-inch diameter)
• Hardware & Tailpiece: Planetary tuners, geared 5th string peg, True Tone tailpiece, and a 5/8-inch Smile bridge with an ebony top
• Included Extras: Hard shell case
