Oscar Schmidt OB5-R Bluegrass 5-String Banjo - Professional Quality for Bluegrass, Folk & Country Music Performances
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SKU:46003330
Product Description
BLUEGRASS OB5 The OB5 is one of the most affordable and respected 5-string banjos in the world and is truly a pleasure to play. It features a 30-bracket cast aluminum tone ring, mahogany resonator, and geared 5th-string tuner. SPECIFICATIONS Top Wood Remo Head Back Wood Mahogany Sides 30 bracket cast aluminum tone ring Type Banjos Neck Wood Nato Number Of Frets 22 Inlays Multi-Inlay Finish Gloss Hardware Chrome Tuners Die Cast w/Geared 5th String Tuner
Product Features
Mahogany wood back, Nato wood neck, Gloss finish
Remo head
30 Bracket cast aluminum tone ring
22 Frets, Mutli-Inlay, Chrome hardware
Die-Cast w/Geared 5th string tuner
Customer Reviews
The overall quality of the banjo is excellent for the price range. I bought the banjo as a backup to a more expensive banjo and as a travel instrument that I can leave in a travel trailer. I also like the lighter weight for practicing. When I received the banjo, it had a seized resonator screw (one of the screws the attaches the resonator to the banjo) that could only be removed by also removing the resonator's threaded brass insert, which it was seized in. I found the cause to be poorly machined threads of the screw. I contacted the seller, Instrument Alley, and they (Ben) returned my call the same day. Ben jumped through hoops to make it right. He offered to send a new resonator, but I was able to purchase locally a new insert and quickly repaired the problem myself. Ben then sent a replacement set of screws to match the originals and included a nice set of Dunlop finger picks as a thank you. Can't say enough good about their customer service!!
