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. Available in 5-string open-back 12” models.

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