The FLORA provides the discerning Old-Time banjo player with just a touch more volume and brilliance than our Tupelo, Minstrel and Wizard banjos, while still being warm and round in tone. This is because this model utilizes the OME 5/16” rolled brass tone-ring fitted to our 9/16” 2-ply solid rim which increases response and tonal clarity. The FLORA with its gracefully designed Abalone and Mother-Of-Pearl shell inlays, Ebonite capped and double-bound rim and hand-carved and finished neck, and OME Aged Brass hardware, is a classic Old-Time banjo. Available in 5-string 11” and 12” open-back models.

FLORA FEATURES INCLUDE:

NECK

 American Cherry neck – optional Black Walnut or Curly Maple
 25.5” scale and 1.34” nut width
 17-fret Ebony fingerboard with S-scoop
 Two-way adjustable truss rod
 Mother-of-Pearl dots & 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

BODY

 11” or 12” 2-ply solid Cherry rim; optional Walnut & Curly Maple rims
 Rolled 5/16” brass tone ring
 Ebonite-capped and simulated Tortoise-bound rim
 24/11” or 26/12” rim brackets and heavy notched tension hoop
 Renaissance head and Sweetone tailpiece
 Wood rim-rod and Trillium bridge
 Varnish finish; aged brass OME hardware; optional hand-stained satin finished Curly Maple
 Deluxe hard-shell case and Limited Lifetime Warranty
 OME wood armrest