Details
This barely-used OME Sweetgrass was a special order, by a banjo picker devoted to archtop tone rings (this instrument is from an estate so we can't get any more info on the order). Doesn't look like it saw much use, and it's super clean throughout. As the photos show, the tone ring is a no-holes archtop, like Gibson's first archtop tone rings introduced in 1927. The tone is crisp and even, a banjo you don't have to force to get plenty of volume and projection. Note that there are spikes installed for "capoing" the 5th string at the 7th and 9th frets.
Specs
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Fingerboard
Ebony
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Neck material
Maple
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Nut width
1 1/4"
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Scale length
26 3/8"
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Tuners
Planetary Geared Tuners
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Year
2013
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Diameter
11"
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Flange
Cast Zinc
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Resonator
Yes
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Shell
3-Ply Maple
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Tone ring
Bell Bronze No Hole Archtop
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Case type
Original Hardshell
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Serial number
6098
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SKU
OMESILSWE-6098
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UPC
121104
