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1980 Ode Style D 5 String Bluegrass Banjo
Estimated price for orientation: 2 500 $
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Description Brand: Ode Dexterity: Right Handed Model: Style D Items Included: Case Number of Strings: 5 Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
1980 Ode Style D BanjoGold and Walnut 5 String Beauty!I don't want to sell this banjo, but I've got two great banjos and really only need one, so I'm listing them both on eBay and will keep whichever one does not sell first. Ode Style Ds are fairly rare and highly coveted...an outstanding US-made vintage banjo option for those who can see past the "Earl played a Gibson" thing. Bobby Thompson is the most famous Ode player, but a lot of great bluegrass pickers own and love their vintage Ode banjos.This comes from the Baldwin period, after Chuck Ogsbury sold the company. You'll often see these banjos with heavily tarnished or flaking gold hardware - this one looks pretty clean. And it is one LOUD banjo. Really pops, and grabs attention in a jam. Has a sliding 5th string capo installed, but otherwise appears to be all original. The inside of the resonator shows two holes in the rim - for some reason the resonator lugs were moved by the original owner. The original owner had a clear head on the banjo and had stickers with his name on the inside of the resonator. Comes with original hardshell case.
Description
| Brand: | Ode | Dexterity: | Right Handed |
| Model: | Style D | Items Included: | Case |
| Number of Strings: | 5 | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
1980 Ode Style D BanjoGold and Walnut 5 String Beauty!I don't want to sell this banjo, but I've got two great banjos and really only need one, so I'm listing them both on eBay and will keep whichever one does not sell first. Ode Style Ds are fairly rare and highly coveted...an outstanding US-made vintage banjo option for those who can see past the "Earl played a Gibson" thing. Bobby Thompson is the most famous Ode player, but a lot of great bluegrass pickers own and love their vintage Ode banjos.This comes from the Baldwin period, after Chuck Ogsbury sold the company. You'll often see these banjos with heavily tarnished or flaking gold hardware - this one looks pretty clean. And it is one LOUD banjo. Really pops, and grabs attention in a jam. Has a sliding 5th string capo installed, but otherwise appears to be all original. The inside of the resonator shows two holes in the rim - for some reason the resonator lugs were moved by the original owner. The original owner had a clear head on the banjo and had stickers with his name on the inside of the resonator. Comes with original hardshell case.