Historic OME Instruments

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Find your banjo’s serial number below, then click on the catalog to the left:

1972 (best quality: 7.3MB PDF) 1972 (lower quality: 1.9MB PDF)	1971 (#1-43) #1 – first Ome banjo, style X, open-back (pp. 6-9) #8 – first style XX (pp. 12-15) #9 – first resonator Ome #25 – first style XXX (pp. 16-17) #29 – first plectrum (pp. 14-15) 1972 (#44-244) #67 – first style XXXX (pp. 18-19) #81 – first left-hand 5-string (style XX open-back) #85 – first extra long-neck 5-string (style XX open-back, p. 9) #91 – first rosewood #122 – first Grubstake (pp. 4-5)

1973 (best quality: 27.8MB PDF) 1973 (lower quality: 5.3MB PDF)	1973 (#245-594) #325 – first Juggernaut (5-string resonator, pp. 12-13) #339 – first tenor (style XX open-back) #411 – first Silver Mogul (5-string resonator, p. 15) #415 – first Ome knee mute (Silver Mogul plectrum, p. 14) #550 – first Black Mogul (plectrum, pp. 18-19)

1974 (best quality: 2.1MB PDF) 1974 (lower quality: 0.6MB PDF)	1974 (#595-929) #595 – first Juggernaut II (pp. 16-17) #702 – first Juggernaut III (p. 7) #928 – first Gold Mogul (p. 6)

1975 (best quality: 7.8MB PDF) 1975 (lower quality: 2.1MB PDF)	1975 (#930-1257) #933 – first Juggernaut Jr. (tenor, p. 3) #1000 – first Big Mogul (tenor, pp. 4, 7) #1155 – first Mogul Jr. (plectrum, p. 3)

1983 (best quality: 9.2MB PDF) 1983 (lower quality: 2.5MB PDF)	1976 (#1258-1519) 1977 (#1520-1723) #1570 – first Golden Chime tone ring (triple X 5-string) #1614 – first Silver Chime tone ring (triple X 5-string) #1640 – first mandolin banjo (Grubstake) 1978 (#1724-2076) #2076 – first short scale 5-string (triple X) 1979 (#2077-2209) 1980 (#2210-2390) 1981 (#2391-2548) 1982 (#2549-2706) #2690 – first Columbine (5-string, pp. 4-5) 1983 (#2707-2879) #2763 – first Ponderosa (5-string, pp. 12-13) #2764 – first Monarch (5-string, pp. 10-11) #2875 – first Columbine III (5-string, pp. 4-5)

1994 (best quality: 16.8MB PDF) 1994 (lower quality: 4.6MB PDF)	1984 (#2880-3020) 1985 (#3021-3171) #3069 first Monarch Deluxe (5-string) 1986 (#3172-3285) 1987 (#3286-3376) 1988 (#3377-3424) 1989 (#3425-3506) 1990 (#3507-3579) 1991 (#3580-3610) #3587 – first Grand Mogul (plectrum, p. 19) 1992 (#3611-3655) #3621 – first Grand Artist (plectrum, p. 18) #3626 – first Silver Bell resonator (tenor, pp. 14-15) #3631 – first Juniper (5-string, p. 23) #3633 – first Renaissance Megatone and brass (p. 20) 1993 (#3656-3705) #3673 – first Flushfit resonator (plectrum, p. 23) #3685 – first Jubilee (5-string, p. 23) #3690 – first Grand Renaissance (5-string open-back) #3691 – first Magician (5-string open-back, p. 5) 1994 (#3706-3794) #3725 – first Megavox (plectrum, pp. 12-13) #3771 – first guitar banjo

2002 (2MB PDF)	1995 (#3795-3897) 1996 (#3898-3968) 1997 (#3969-4038) #3987 – first Zen Artist (tenor, p. 14) 1998 (#4039-4199) #4082 – first 12″ pot (5-string open-back, p. 4) 1999 (#4200-4286) #4245 – first top tension (5-string Megatone, p. 14) #4272 – first 12″ guitar banjo (p. 8) #4279 – first short plectrum 2000 (#4287-4347) #4298 – first tenor/plectrum (p. 14) #4346 – first Bright Angel (5-string open-back, p. 16) 2001 (#4348-4449) #4360 – first Sweetgrass (5-string Megatone, p. 19) #4365 – first Grand Artist Millennium (5-string Megatone, p. 10) #4369 – first Grand Artist Spring (plectrum, p. 13) #4420 – first Phoenix (5-string open-back, p. 16) 2002 (#4450-4562) #4454 – first Primrose (5-string open-back, p. 16) #4513 – first Odyssey (5-string Megatone, p. 16) #4536 – first Wildflower (5-string Megatone, p. 14) #4537 – first Grand Artist Hummingbird (5-string Megatone, p. 12)	2013 (6MB PDF)	2003 (#4563-4692) #4570 – first 17 fret (tenor) 2004 (#4693-4823) 2005 (#4824-4946) 2006 (#4947-5100) 2007 (#5101-5268) 2008 (#5269-5412) #5403 – first Otis 5-String Open-Back 2009 (#5413-5575) #5429 – first Southern Cross Flathead #5481 – first Sundance 5-String Open-Back #5501 – 50th Anniversary Creation 5-String Open-Back #5525 – first Celtic Star 5-String Open-Back #5535 – first Woodsony 5-String Open-Back #5546 – first ORO 5-String Open-Back #5558 – first Trilogy 5-String Flathead #5573 – first Celtic 5-String Open-Back 2010 (#5576-5725) #5681 – first Minstrel 5-String Open-Back #5582 – first Wizard 5-String Open-Back #5584 – first Flora 5-String Open-Back 2011 (#5726-5904) #5739 – first North Star 5-String Open-Back #5757 – first Tupelo 5-String Open-Back #5849 – first North Star 5-String Flathead 2012 (#5905-6066) #6000 – 51st Anniversary Creation OB 5-String #6001 – first Omega OB 5-String 2013 (#6067-6226) #6225 – first Alpha 5-String Flathead	2015 (3MB PDF)	2014 (#6227-6377) #6318 – first Oracle 5-String Flathead 2015 (#6378+) #6381 – first Mira 5-String Open-Back