Mother of pearl inlays adorn these two long-neck Ode and Baldwin Ode era banjos with aluminum pots from Boulder, Colorado. The BRC founder has owned the brown banjo since 1971 after buying it from a now prominent folk singer. The black banjo rested in someone’s garage unassembled for almost 40 years until he purchased and restored it. Although the BRC founder is primarily a bluegrass resonator 5 string musician, the mellow tone of the black banjo makes it ideal for quiet around-the-house picking.
Baldwin Ode Banjo Serial Numbers
Historic OME Instruments Company History: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ODE Instruments Historic OME Instruments (find your old banjo) Find your banjo's serial number below. Jul 20, 2009 The serial number is pressed on the inside rim - a little hard to read, but as best I can make it out, it reads: 3276 OSR. $1450 plus shipping. The other was an intractable conflict with a union. Just as Epiphone had a problem in ’52 when it left New York for Philadelphia to escape labor disagreements, Baldwin moved manufacturing to Arkansas. Eventually it would operate plants in Fayetteville, Booneville (which would handle Gretsch), and DeQueen (which would handle Ode banjos).
Baldwin / Ode 2LR. Long Neck. 5 string Banjo with original HSC serial number 3393.
Baldwin Ode Banjo Serial Numbers
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