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This banjo is retailing from Ome for $2,595 as an open-back, with a case. Sounds like those of you that have heard this banjo played by John or have played it yourself, are most impressed. Before I sound like a paid promoter of Ome banjos, this is true of most quality banjo makers and you pay for what you get.
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Ome makes a quality instrument, they can be setup to suit the player, especially if you order it from the factory, and there are a number of options to fit your needs. If you have a chance to play one, that is the best way to make up your mind if you want one. Roger's banjo took a long time to get because Ome had to make the necks and they waited until they had enough orders to batch the necks (I think) so there was some delay between the time Roger put in a special order and the production of the banjo. I had a few minutes with John Carty's banjo but a fair amount of time with Roger Landes' banjo.
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Not that that means a lot, many banjos do well with Irish tuning, but that was the purpose of the design. Not only are they suited to the music, but they are made for GDAE tuning by design. I liked both of the banjos and I can see why John Carty and Roger Landes like them. From what Roger says a lot of planning and work went into the designs and from my inspection that seems to be true. Louis at the Toinol and a similar one that Roger Landes has at O'Flaherty retreat this weekend (they have 12 inch heads and mahogany but Roger has the Silver Bell tone ring in it while John Carty's Juniper has a rolled ring.) Both of them are quality instruments, are much lighter weight than a lot of other banjos and they seem to have a decent range of sounds predicated on setup. GD's built a few banjos over the years and I bought my Silver Bell and Ludwig banjos from an estate sale he was middleman for, which also include a very nice Armstrong Whyte Ladie style open back 17 fretter. Don't think you can go wrong, really.īit of a plug: my banjo dealer, GD Armstrong, is also a luthier and long time friend of Burke's and John of late too and loaned John a tenor guitar he built for their latest tour. They're supposed to play like a dream, etc etc. I didn't get around to asking to play the Ome, it sounded pretty nice all around. I ran into a fellow with the same model at a session - he was inspired by Roger Landes, the Zoukfest organizer, who also has the same model and has booked John there a few times. I saw the two in a music store and John's playing is really quiet as things go - even the fiddling wasn't as brash as Kevin's playing. Someone told me that Kevin Burke remarked "Banjos - even when they're great, they're only good." Not a fan, eh? So it wouldn't surprise me that John might want to cut down on the decibel levels a bit. It does sound great to my ear, from these videos. How long has this banjo been on the market? How well has it been selling? Have you tried one or heard one live? I may be saving up my pennies to buy this banjo, and am curious if the endorsement is catching on, and others have been buying it up over the last X number of years? It seems to be a very legit endorsement, since John has been captured on these and other youtube videos playing this banjo. Here's Youtube video #3 of him playing in a session Here's Youtube video #2 of him playing his Ome Celtic (he switches to banjo at 1:24 minutes in the video) with fiddler Kevin Burke Here's a Youtube video #1 of John Carty playing his Ome Celtic with his daughter Maggie Here is an endorsement on John Carty's website about his banjo Here's a write-up on Ome's blog about this new banjo
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These openback banjos often have more growl, can be more mellow, yet still with the high notes no less.
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It is intriguing to me that both Angelina Carberry and John Carty are both playing and consequently promoting an open-back banjo for irish playing, when banjos with resonators have been most prominent in this style of play (it would appear). Perhaps you have one, or you've tried one, or you know someone who has one? I'd love to hear more about it. That said, I am curious who if anyone is familiar with this particular Ome banjo, and can speak to its tone and overall quality. Hey All - I play Irish tenor banjo and have learned that the famous John Carty (professional musician in Ireland) has been touring for some time with a new Ome Celtic Openback banjo with a 12" pot and brass hardware, is loving it, and most happy to endorse it.
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