The OME Jubilee banjo comes from Boulder, Colorado, where OME has been building first under the ODE name since the early 1960s. Typical of the OME company, this banjo displays excellent build quality, great hardware and a very nice inlay set. On this slightly older but well-cared for model, the neck is beautiful Mahogany.
This example dates to 2014 and is in very good, clean condition with a Superior bump hard shell case. It plays easily and sounds great, with solid projection and clarity, with a substantial helping of plunk supplied by the stunning goatskin head supplied by the maestro of skin heads, John Balch.
Its a joy to play.
Heres the builder on the OME Jubilee open-back banjo:
The OME JUBILEE Old-Time banjo features our graceful 26.25 scaled neck with 12? Tone Rim construction and two adjustable brass rim rods. Together these attributes allow the JUBILEE to produce a wonderfully sweet tone with cleaner bass and treble and lively response than the shorter 25.5 scaled Old-Time Series banjos.
The JUBILEE is the woodiest sounding banjo in our Vintage Series and comes standard in American Cherry and aged brass hardware with the option to upgrade to Walnut, Curly Maple and nickel.
OME Jubilee Banjo Current Specifications:
American Mahogany neck; hand-stained satin finish
17 Fret Ebony fingerboard with S-scoop
Two-way adjustable truss rod
Mother-Of-Pearl and Abalone star/moon shell inlays
Victorian peghead with Ebony overlay
Boat shaped Ebony capped heel
Inlayed 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 Planetary tuners with amber acrylic knobs
Tung-oil varnish finish
12 2-ply solid Cherry Tone Rim
Ebonite capped and simulated tortoise bound rim
26/12 rim brackets & Sweetone tailpiece
Heavy notched tension hoop & goat skin head
Two adjustable brass rim rods & Maple/Ebony bridge
Aged Brass; optional Nickel hardware
Deluxe hard-shell, plush-lined case.
OME exotic hardwood armrest
Model: Jubilee
Year: 2014
Finish Cherry Stain Natural
Class: Used
Serial Number: 6126
Country of Origin: USA
Includes original Superior Hard case
Nut Width: 32.36mm 1.274in
