Vega used this on their Regent and Senator five strings Little Wonder and Style N tenors. This makes it the OME version of the Little Wonder tone ring from Vega. Should be nickel plated brass - it's called a skirt. I love the single X for noodling around the house because it is very much lighter than my other banjo and not as loud, and it plays great. I also have a triple X which is a completely different setup, with very, very different sound. From the outside it looks like a tone ring but it is not. I have a single X and it has a brass hoop covered with a steel(?) shaped sheet that covers it. Here's the link to the archived topic - > OMEВ X (number 24). Ed Britt gave a very good 'dissertation' on early OME banjos of which yours is one, (if it was built in 74 or 75). Be prepared to dicker a little with them, but if a salesmanВ who works there suggested the idea of making an offer on it - I'd take them up on it if you're interested in the banjo.ДЈ years ago a friend of mine had an OMEВ X (it turned out it was a double XX) for sale, and I asked for advice about it here on the Hang Out because there are some VERY knowledgeable folks when it comes to OME andВ ODE banjos and I didn't know much about them.

an unsold banjo taking up space in their shop. As Ragaisis mentioned - I bet they'd rather have the money vs. Since it's been there for a year or so, offer them 800 bucks (cash - right then and there), and see what they say.

It's been hanging in the shop for probably over year. I still consider myself a beginner and am playing clawhammer, but folks rave about Omes here and I wondered whether I should try for a bargain. It is listed at $1100 if I remember correctly, and the salesperson last time I was in fooling with it suggested I make an offer. A nearby music store has a used Ome that they identify as a 1974 or '75 single X.

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