Ome Wizard 12" 5-String Open Back Banjo

The Ome Wizard 12" Open-Back Banjo is a beautifully crafted old-time instrument, offering exceptional responsiveness, depth, and clarity. Built with Ome’s renowned 2-ply maple Tone Rim construction, the Wizard delivers a warm, articulate voice enhanced by increased rim bracket counts—26 brackets on the 12" model for improved tonal depth and dynamic response.

The Wizard features elegant inlay work including a Mother-of-Pearl five-pointed star in the Victorian peghead and a four-pointed star in the fingerboard’s S-scoop. A South American mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard, and aged brass hardware complete its traditional, handcrafted aesthetic. With its Trillium bridge, Sweetone tailpiece, and Renaissance head, the Wizard is perfectly voiced for clawhammer and old-time styles. A deluxe plush-lined hard-shell case is included.

Highlights

Neck

• South American mahogany neck

• 25.5" scale, 1.34" nut width

• 17-fret ebony fingerboard with S-scoop

• Two-way adjustable truss rod

• Mother-of-Pearl five-point star peghead inlay

• MOP four-point star in scoop

• Victorian peghead with ebony overlay

• Boat-shaped heel with ebony cap

• Front & side position markers

• Hardened nickel-silver frets & bone nut

• Capo spikes at 7th & 9th frets

• OME planetary tuners with amber knobs

• Tung-oil varnish finish

Body / Rim / Hardware

• 12" 2-ply solid maple Tone Rim

• Ebonite-capped rim with simulated tortoise binding

• 26 rim brackets (12" model)

• Sweetone tailpiece

• Heavy notched tension hoop

• Renaissance head for warm, old-time tone

• Adjustable wooden rim-rod

• Trillium bridge

• Aged Brass hardware with satin lacquer finish

• Includes deluxe hard-shell plush-lined case