OME Tupelo Open-Back Banjo — Colorado Made, c.2015 — Upgrades & Hardshell Case
Colorado-made OME Tupelo five-string open-back banjo in excellent condition. Serial #6330, estimated to date to circa 2015, built at OME’s original Boulder, Colorado workshop.
Features a maple pot and mahogany neck, scooped ebony fingerboard, and comfortable 25½? scale. Fitted with a Jeff Menzies goatskin head, Seeders bridge, and wire armrest. Hardshell case included.
Specifications
12? two-ply maple tone rim
Mahogany neck
Wood tone-rim construction without a separate metal tone ring
25½" scale length
Approximately 1.34" nut width
Ebony fingerboard with 17 frets and S-shaped frailing scoop
Bone nut
Two-way adjustable truss rod
Paddle-style peghead
Ebony-capped heel
Front and side position markers
Planetary tuners
14 rim brackets and notched tension hoop
Ebonite rim cap and simulated tortoiseshell binding
Adjustable wooden rim rod
OME Sweetone tailpiece
Upgrades and included accessories
Jeff Menzies goatskin head
Seeders bridge
Wire armrest
Shubb Capo
Hardshell case
Made in Boulder, Colorado, USA.
