A great instrument for old time playing, this OME Minstrel Custom openback banjo is built with a 2-ply walnut rim (standard model is maple) and a walnut neck. The ebony fingerboard has an S-shaped scoop with a 4-pointed star inlay. It features aged brass hardware and aged nickel planetary gears with amber-color buttons. This impressive banjo was built in OME's small 3-craftsperson shop using sustainably harvested woods.
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Black Walnut neck
25.5” scale and 1.34” nut width
17-fret Ebony fingerboard with S-scoop
Two-way adjustable truss rod
Mother-of-Pearl Star in fingerboard scoop
Scroll peghead with Ebony overlay
Boat-shaped Ebony-capped heel
Inlaid front and side position markers
Hand-filed and shaped hardened nickel-silver frets and bone string nut
Capo spikes at 7th and 9th frets
OME 4:1 planetary tuners with amber acrylic knobs
Tung-oil varnish finish
12” 2-ply Walnut OME Tone Rim
Ebonite-capped and simulated Tortoise-bound rim
14 rim brackets and heavy notched tension hoop
Renaissance head and Sweetone tailpiece
Wood rim-rod and Trillium bridge
Hand-stained and satin lacquer finished; aged brass OME hardware
Deluxe Hard-shell case and Limited Lifetime Warranty
OME wooden armrest

Ome Minstrel Custom Openback Banjo & Case, Walnut Neck & Rim

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SKU: OMINST-WALCUST

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A great instrument for old time playing, this OME Minstrel Custom openback banjo is built with a 2-ply walnut rim (standard model is maple) and a walnut neck. The ebony fingerboard has an S-shaped scoop with a 4-pointed star inlay. It features aged brass hardware and aged nickel planetary gears with amber-color buttons. This impressive banjo was built in OME's small 3-craftsperson shop using sustainably harvested woods.

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