Brand new 2022 Ome Minstrel 12" Vherry banjo, setup and ready. Ome describes the Minstrel as follows:
The MINSTREL, like the Tupelo, gives a warm and woody Old-Timey sound. With a solid Cherry neck featuring a scrolled peg head and Mother-of-Pearl shell inlay in the Frailing scoop, this model is fashioned after the American Antebellum banjos. The 2-ply solid Cherry rim is 9/16” thick and is capped with black Ebonite and bound with simulated Tortoise shell. A varnish finish is hand-rubbed generously and then sealed. The OME 12” Tone Rim construction combined with less brackets and wood rim-rod produce our “woodiest” Old-Time banjo tone. The MINSTREL is made with the same care and precision as other OME instruments and comes with a deluxe hard-shell case, and Limited Lifetime Warranty.
MINSTREL FEATURES INCLUDE:
NECK
American Cherry
25.5” scale and 1.34” nut width
17-fret Ebony fingerboard with S-scoop
Two-way adjustable truss rod
Mother-of-Pearl dots and 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
BODY
12” 2-ply Cherry 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-rubbed varnish; aged brass OME hardware
Deluxe Hard-shell case and Limited Lifetime Warranty
OME wooden armrest