Elderly | Deering Custom Sierra Banjo

Jens Kruger demonstrates a special Deering Custom Sierra Banjo, the company's 100,000th instrument.

June 17, 2017

Banjo master Jens Kruger stopped by Elderly Instruments in Lansing, Michigan and spent some time with Deering Banjo‘s 100,000th instrument, a custom Sierra. Deering built the instrument for Stan Werbin and Elderly, and they auctioned off the instrument to benefit the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Bluegrass Trust Fund.

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