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The bridge is a certified Snuffy Smith an arm rest and proprietary wave-shaped вЂњOmeвЂќ logo heavy tailpiece are provided as well. The metal parts on this instrument gleam with manic intensity, as we tend to like it, reminding us of the expression on Jack NicholsonвЂ™s face when he breaks through the door in The Shining. The first fret inlay is four of those interlocking things, the fifth is just three, the 12th is a two part variations on this theme the 3rd, 7th, 10, 15th and 19th frets depict a flower facing up or down and the 17th and 22nd (last) fret inlays are stylized bowties. The center of the ebony overlain head plate is inlaid with an ample and fancy cluster of flowers and interlocking leaves in silhouette. The headstock shape is not traditional to a bluegrass banjo вЂ“ it is double-cut with a central high point, having a bump and two soft points, resembling some kind of stately scepter or banner-holder that might have been carried by, say, Ivanhoe, or someone of his ilk, when he was mounted on his ceremonial steed. This model features an interesting combination of diverse elements. Ome new banjos come with a limited lifetime warranty.

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He calls the collection that includes the Trilogy model вЂњ50th Year Flatheads.вЂќ About this series Chuck says that these are available in the Vintage, Professional and Custom series, they are made using mahogany, curly maple or walnut, they can have the Megatone or вЂњHoly GrailвЂќ Flathead tone ring (how do they come up with these names?), they can be finished in polished lacquer (as this is) or tung oil speed finish, they can have nickel, chrome or gold hardware, they can have a harp, sweetone (pronounced вЂњsweet oneвЂќ вЂ“ a term of affection from a banjo player to his or her favorite instrument) it can have an optional rosewood or even a radiused fingerboard, and it comes in a hard shell plush-lined case (much plush). President/Founder Chuck Ogsbury says вЂњOme Bluegrass banjos combine classic features of the 1930s vintage flathead with 21st century refinements in technology and design. #5558, 5-string resonator, with plush lined hard shell case.

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