All upperline Deering banjos come with a serial number located on the inside of the resonator or inside of the rim. Find out what you can learn from this.
The serial number on your Deering banjo will tell you when it was made and if the neck of your banjo matches the pot of your banjo. The last 4 digits are a neck number. These digits should match the 4 digits found on the back of the peghead of your banjo.
The other digits in the serial number can tell you when your banjo was made. The first two digits tell you the month the banjo was built, the last two digits before the dash or space will tell you the year, and the numbers in between are considered the number of that model we have made since we started the formal serial number system in 1987. For example: 0534599-7362 would be a banjo from May of 1999.
The serial number will not tell you the model that you have. The model name is usually found on the serial number sticker inside the resonator or rim of the banjo.