New Ome Banjos at the Denver Folklore Center

One of the best known makers of stringed instruments in the history of Colorado is Ome Banjos.

Our owner (Harry Tuft) has known the owner of Ome (Chuck Ogsbury) since the early 60s, and for nearly that entire time Harry has been proud to sell Chuck's banjos. If you want a real "hand-built instrument" from a small shop, we urge you to consider buying an Ome. In addition to the new Omes we may have in the store, from time to time we might have a pre-owned Ome banjo listed on the Older & Vintage Instruments page.

The Ome banjos shown on this page are some of the models we have had in the past. Please call for our current inventory.

The Flora and the Tupelo are two of Ome's more recent models.
Ome "Flora" Model: 12" pot, shorter scale, Old Time tone ring
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Flora model
front
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Flora model
headstock
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Flora model
inlay
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Flora model
the pot
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Flora model
the pot - back
 
Ome "Tupelo" Model: 12" pot, shorter scale, Old Time tone ring
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Tupelo model
front
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Tupelo model
headstock
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Tupelo model
back
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Tupelo model
the pot
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Tupelo model
the pot - back
We like to stock the following models - availability may vary:

Ome "Otis Taylor" Model – oil finish

Otis Taylor is a well-known composer and blues musician, best known for his style of music called "trance blues." He has been coming into the Denver Folklore Center since he was a young teenager and is good friends with our proprietor, Harry Tuft.

A recent project of Otis' is "Recapturing the Banjo," a CD he did with Corey Harris, Keb' Mo', Guy Davis, and Alvin Youngblood Hart. This special model banjo was made by Ome to help commemorate that project - a great sounding banjo with a 12" maple pot and special inlays on the mahogany neck and headstock. It has a light brown oil finish, Ome's "old time" tone ring, and a renaissance head for a dynamite sound. With hard shell case.
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Otis Taylor model
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Otis Taylor model
inlay detail		 ome otis taylor banjo - back
Otis Taylor model
back		 ome otis taylor banjo - pot - back
Otis Taylor model
the pot - back

Ome "Otis Taylor" Model – gloss finish

Another great looking and sounding Otis Taylor model openback banjo, this one looks particularly fetching with its gloss finish. With hard shell case.
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Otis Taylor model
front 		ome otis taylor banjo - inlay detail
Otis Taylor model
inlay detail		 ome otis taylor banjo - back
Otis Taylor model
back		 ome otis taylor banjo - pot - back
Otis Taylor model
the pot - back

Ome "Celtic" Model

12" pot with Old Time tone ring. With hard shell case.

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Celtic model
front
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Celtic model
 inlay detail 1
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Celtic model
 inlay detail 2
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Celtic model
 back
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Celtic model
 the pot - back


Ome "Deluxe Juniper" Model

A great sounding openback banjo. It has a 12" maple pot with a rolled brass tone ring. The neck is nicely flamed maple. The fingerboard is ebony and scooped for old time pickers. With hard shell case.

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Deluxe Juniper model
front
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Deluxe Juniper model
 inlay detail 1
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Deluxe Juniper model
 inlay detail 2
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Deluxe Juniper model
 back
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Deluxe Juniper model
 the pot - back

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Denver Folklore Center
1893 South Pearl Street, Denver, CO 80210
303-777-4786