Appointments are fairly modest among the Omes that we carry, with the North Star-style inlay patterning in abalone and mother-of-pearl on the headstock and fretboard, and a light hand-rubbed finish on the pot, neck, and resonator.
It also adds a nice amount of sustain to the natural voice of this instrument, as does the Ome Vintage-style rolled brass tone ring. The one-piece flange is a beautiful example of machining, with some very unique holes rather than the plainer array that one sees on most Gibson-style flanges. Pairing a walnut neck and burled walnut resonator with a maple pot, the North Star has a slightly mellower and richer tone than most Scruggs-style players will be used to, making it especially well-suited to melodic three-finger and John Hartford-style solo playing. Ome are better known for their open-back banjos than their resonators, but this lovely North Star from 2020 shows that they can make a bluegrass banjo with the very best of them.
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