The OME Jubilee banjo comes from Boulder, Colorado, where OME has been building – first under the ODE name – since the early 1960’s. Typical of the OME company, this banjo displays excellent build quality, great hardware and a very nice inlay set. On this slightly older but well-cared for model, the neck is beautiful Mahogany.

This example dates to 2014 and is in very good, clean condition with a Superior bump hard shell case. It plays easily and sounds great, with solid projection and clarity, with a substantial helping of plunk supplied by the stunning goatskin head supplied by the maestro of skin heads, John Balch.
It’s a joy to play.

Here’s the builder on the OME Jubilee open-back banjo:
“The OME JUBILEE Old-Time banjo features our graceful 26.25” scaled neck with 12? Tone Rim construction and two adjustable brass rim rods. Together these attributes allow the JUBILEE to produce a wonderfully sweet tone with cleaner bass and treble and lively response than the shorter 25.5” scaled “Old-Time” Series banjos.

The JUBILEE is the “woodiest” sounding banjo in our Vintage Series and comes standard in American Cherry and aged brass hardware with the option to upgrade to Walnut, Curly Maple and nickel.”

OME Jubilee Banjo Current Specifications:
• American Mahogany neck; hand-stained satin finish
• 17 Fret Ebony fingerboard with S-scoop
• Two-way adjustable truss rod
• Mother-Of-Pearl and Abalone star/moon shell inlays
• Victorian peghead with Ebony overlay
• Boat shaped Ebony capped heel
• Inlayed 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 Planetary tuners with amber acrylic knobs
• Tung-oil varnish finish
• 12” 2-ply solid Cherry Tone Rim
• Ebonite capped and simulated tortoise bound rim
• 26/12” rim brackets & Sweetone tailpiece
• Heavy notched tension hoop & goat skin head
• Two adjustable brass rim rods & Maple/Ebony bridge
• Aged Brass; optional Nickel hardware
• Deluxe hard-shell, plush-lined case.
• OME exotic hardwood armrest

Model: Jubilee
Year: 2014
Finish Cherry Stain Natural
Class: Used
Serial Number: 6126
Country of Origin: USA
Includes original Superior Hard case
Nut Width: 32.36mm 1.274in