OME North Star 11" Open Back Banjo w/ Radiused Fingerboard

This North Star 11" open back banjo features a walnut neck, walnut rim, and a custom radiused fingerboard.

The NORTH STAR features the OME Vintage brass tone ring fitted to our 11”, 2-ply solid walnut rim to produce our clearest, brightest Old-time banjo tone. Classic abalone and MOP shell inlays in the peghead, fingerboard, and heel cap, make the North Star an exceptional instrument.

• Black Walnut
• 25.5” scale and 1.34” nut width
• 17-fret Ebony fingerboard with S-scoop
• Two-way adjustable truss rod
• Mother-of-Pearl & Abalone inlays
• Victorian 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 – optional hand-stained and satin finished Maple

• 11” multi-ply walnut rim
• OME machined brass tone ring – optional 12″ rolled brass 5/16″ tone ring
• Ebonite-capped and simulated Tortoise-bound rim
• 24 rim brackets and heavy notched tension hoop
• Renaissance head and Sweetone tailpiece
• Wood rim-rod and Sosebee bridge
• Varnish finished or hand-stained satin finished; aged brass OME hardware
• Deluxe hard-shell case and Limited Lifetime Warranty
• OME armrest