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Dean is an importer of Chinese-built "jobber" instruments. This means that the same manufacturer produces essentially the same instruments under a variety of different brands or marques. The importers can specify certain items such as inlay and headstock/logo patterns. Dean typically sells into the lower-price/entry category. They're also significantly into six-string banjos that are tuned like guitars.

A fast look at Dean's website would suggest that the models currently available have less going on with dress than does yours. This suggests that your banjo is from an earlier production run than what they're selling these days. The multi-ply rim, apparent lack of a tone ring, single coordinator rod and the way the tension hooks are mounted suggest that this is a pretty starter instrument.

Properly set up, this should be a good banjo for you to re-acquaint yourself with the instrument. But model name or number is likely to be irrelevant.

This looks like a Dean Backwoods 5 neck on a Dean Backwoods 2 rim. Perhaps there was an earlier version of the Backwoods 5 with a single co-ordinator rod connection. The Backwoods 5 had a rolled brass tone ring. Later Backwoods 2 had a two point neck connection with a different single co-ordinator rod. Dean got whatever the factory could offer with their name on it and decorated as they asked. Perhaps this was made before they used the Backwoods moniker.

It's possible this particular banjo has an assortment of features or design elements not exactly seen in other import banjos. But what you have is still a mostly generic higher level beginner to intermediate player instrument.

The 24 tension hooks and flat flange plate are nice features that elevate this a bit. I can't tell from the photo if there's a brass rod hoop on top of the wood rim or if the head bears on a raised bead of wood. The brass hoop wood be a nice touch.

As is typical with import banjos, the Waverly tailpiece is strung incorrectly. The strings should come up over the back corner, lay on the top surface, dip into their respective openings, then emerge from the underside of the forward edge. Like this:

Thank you Ken, I appreciate this information. It’s been a good banjo to get me re-introduced to playing again! Thanks so much for taking the time to provide this information to me!

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