The NORTH STAR open-back banjo features the OME Vintage brass tone ring fitted to our 11”, 2-ply solid rim to produce our clearest, brightest Old-time tone. Cherry, Walnut or Curly Maple tone-woods, classic Abalone and Mother-Of-Pearl shell inlays in the peghead, fingerboard, and heel cap, make the North Star an exceptional instrument. Available in 5-string 11” style.

NORTH STAR FEATURES INCLUDE:

NECK

 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 & Abalone shell 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” 2-ply Cherry rim; optional Walnut & Curly Maple rim
 OME machined brass Vintage 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 Dotson Maple/Ebony bridge
 Varnish finish; aged OME brass hardware; optional hand-stained satin finished Curly Maple
 Deluxe hard-shell case and Limited Lifetime Warranty
 OME wood armrest