Ome Banjos

Chuck Ogsbury has been involved in building banjos since 1960, founding Ode, and later, the Ome Banjo Company, in Boulder, Colorado. Fifty-plus years of company history reads like the history of acoustic music itself. Responding to trends with his own designs, Chuck developed lines of banjos to appeal to bluegrass, oldtime and jazz players. Chuck is as much an inspired designer as builder with a passion for banjos. He continues to bring his depth of experience and vision to Ome's offerings.

We're carrying Ome's new Old-Time line of banjos, inspired by vintage models, especially Ashborn banjos of the mid to late 1800s.
You might describe these openback models as sounding deeply woody and looking "elegantly primitive."

Features on all Ome banjos in this series include:

• 12 inch rims (11 inch are also available)
• 25.5 inch scale lengths (shorter than standard)
• 1-1/3 inch neck width at nut (wider than standard)
• Walnut, Mahogany or Maple wood options for the neck
• Ebony fingerboards with s-shaped frailing scoops
• Hand-rubbed tung oil varnish finish
• Raw brass hardware with an antiqued finish
• Adjustable wooden rod (vs. metal coordinator rods or dowel stakes)
• "Sweetone" heavy gauge solid brass tailpieces
• Hand made maple or walnut bridges

OME BANJOS IN STOCK

Ome Flora
Openback, 12" pot, this instrument upgraded to cherry rim (instead of maple), rolled brass tonering,
26 brackets, "Victorian" style headstock with floral inlay, cherry neck, ebony fingerboard with frailing scoop and
6-point flower design, aged brass hardware, Renaissance head, spikes at 7 & 9.
Close-up of the headstock

Ome Minstrel
Minstrel style scroll headstock,12 inch pot with 14 brackets, mahogany neck, dark stained maple tone rim,
frailing scoop with inlaid four point star, Renaissance head, spikes at 7 & 9

OME BANJOS ON ORDER:

Ome Tupelo - Openback, 12" pot, 14 brackets, dark stained maple rim, mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard with
frailing scoop, aged brass hardware, Renaissance head, Ome Sweetone tailpiece, Ome bridge, spikes at 7 & 9.

Ome Tupelo - Openback, 12" pot, 14 brackets, dark stained maple rim, walnut neck, ebony fingerboard with
frailing scoop, aged brass hardware, Renaissance head, Ome Sweetone tailpiece, Ome bridge, spikes at 7 & 9.
Here's a photo of the last one we had in stock.

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