New OME Tupelo 12″ Cherry Open-Back- SOLD

$2,495.00

Out of stock

Description

New.  SN# 7445.
Cherry Wood banjo.  12″ pot.
1 5/16″ width at nut. 25.5″ scale length.
14-bracket.  Antique’d brass hardware.

This brand new OME Tupelo banjo was handmade in Colorado, USA. Cherry wood construction with cherry neck, rim, and dowel stick. Flat Ebony fingerboard with “S-curve” scalloping at end and small abalone dot inlays. White side dot position markers. Railroad spikes factory-installed at A and B position. Ebony peghead veneer and heelcap. Tortoise binding the inside and outside of the bottom of the rim. Top of the rim is beveled to act as a tone ring. 14 hooks and nuts. Antiqu’ed hardware, including the H&K tuners, which have matching amber iridescent buttons. Truss rod cavity above the nut. OME one-piece tailpiece. Dotson bridge.

Beautiful handmade wooden armrest.

Very nice lightweight banjo with good projection and great twang. The Cherry wood provides a nice warm resonance. Very fast attack with a nice linger.

Comes with a nice original hard case.