127 YEARS - Oscar Schmidt

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YE A R S
2 0 0 8 C ATA L O G
The Oscar Schmidt Company was founded
in 1871 and incorporated in 1911. By the
early 1900s, the company had five factories
in Europe and a factory
on Ferry Street in Jersey
City. They made all kinds
of stringed instruments,
guitars, banjos, mandolins,
ukuleles, zithers, and
Autoharps®
OG312CE Guitars
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Handcrafted quality
Select spruce top
Sapele sides & back
Rosewood fingerboard &
bridge
Decorative wood marquetry
Chrome die cast tuners
Fully adjustable truss rod
Mahogany neck
Active EQ with built in tuner
One of the easiest playing 12
strings
The company prospered through the early
1920s. Oscar Schmidt instruments were
sold in many rural parts of the country
where no music stores existed. Oscar
Schmidt salesmen distributed the products
far and wide, making them available in
general, small town furniture and dry
goods stores. Country guitar pickers and
blues musicians living in areas of the
South and in Appalachia, far from the
city, frequently played Oscar Schmidt
instruments because they were both
inexpensive and available locally. But
equally important, they were often chosen
solely on merits of their superior tone and
volume. Charley Patton is said to have
preferred his Oscar Schmidt Stella to a
Gibson because the Oscar Schmidt was
louder. Loudness was very important in the
days before amplification. It was during
the 1930s that Leadbelly’s famous Stella
12-string guitar was produced.
OG3
OG312CEB
istory of
Oscar Schmidt
Established in Philadelphia in 1871, Oscar
Schmidt continues
musical instruments
prices. We are known
great sounding
Try one and you will
to produce quality
at affordable
for easy playing,
instruments.
be convinced.
OG6S
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Solid spruce top X-braced
Rosewood sides and back
Herringbone top binding
Rosewood fingerboard and
bridge
Gold die cast tuners
Fully adjustable truss rod
Mahogany neck
High gloss finish
OG6S
OG312N
OG312CETS
A
coustic Guitars
OG3
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Tree of Life fingerboard inlay
Handcrafted quality
Select spruce top
Sapele sides & back
Rosewood fingerboard & bridge
Decorative wood marquetry
Chrome die cast tuners
Fully adjustable truss rod
Mahogany neck
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Deluxe
13/1 die
cast tuners
are used on
most Oscar
Schmidt
instruments.
OG2FYS
OG2FBC
OG2N
OG2B
OG2WH
OG2TBL
OG2N
OG2TR
OG2
• Handcrafted
quality
• Select spruce top
• Catalpa sides and
back
• Rosewood
fingerboard and
bridge
• Chrome die cast
tuners
• Fully adjustable
truss rod
• Mahogany neck
• High gloss finish
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OF2OTS
The traditional leader in folk music
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since 1871 presents its complete line
of acoustic and acoustic/electric
instruments. Distinctive headstock,
bridge and pickguard designs
give Oscar Schmidt instruments
a professional look and identity.
Premium woods, quality hardware
and modest prices make these
instruments an exceptional value.
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T
he Tradition
Continues~
Folk Guitars
OF2TBL
OF2N
OF2CS
OF2
• Folk style
• Select spruce top
• Catalpa sides and
back
• Rosewood fingerboard and bridge
• Chrome die cast
tuners
• Fully adjustable
truss rod
• Mahogany neck
• High gloss finish
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a deep cutaway and the exclusive
WT-92 preamp/digital tuner system.
These are truly professional guitars
at an affordable price.
OG2CEB
Our acoustic/electric guitars feature
OG2CEFYS
coustic
Electric Guitars
OG2CEFBC
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OG2CE
Deep dreadnought
bodies with full
acoustic resonance are
what you get from all
the OG2CE acoustic/
electric guitars, which
feature the active WT92 preamp with digital
tuner.
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OG2CEN
OG2CER
OG8CEB
Only 1-7/8
inch deep
these acoustic/
electric guitars
offer a slimmer
profile. Get all
the volume you
need, without
the feedback in
either a natural
or black finish.
OG8CEN
OG8CE
OG10CE
OG10CETR
OG10CETB
OB100N
Get an acoustic
bass sound in
an incredibly
compact size and
price. Featuring a
full scale
mahogany neck,
the OB100 sounds
and plays great
straight acoustic
or amplified.
OB100B
OB100
OG10CEFTG
OG10CEWH
OG10CETBL
OG10CEFYS
The OG10CE cutaway
features hardwood
top, back and sides
and die cast tuners.
It also features a
sound dimension not
available on other
models and is available
in transparent blue,
red, black, flame green
burst, flame yellow
sunburst, solid white
and natural finishes.
WA20
Washburn Acoustic
Amplifier
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OM10
luegrass Instruments
Florentine style mandolin
Gold hardware
Pearloid tuners
Select spruce top
Maple back & sides
OR6CEB
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OM40
OR4TS
OM40
OM10E
Oscar Schmidt, the traditional
leader in folk music, has offered
true craftsmanship in their
Bluegrass style instruments since 1871.
OR4TS
• Spider resonator
• Deluxe tuners
• Gloss finish
OB5
The OB5 is one of the most affordable and
respected five string banjos in the world and
is truly a pleasure to play.
• 30-bracket cast aluminum tone ring
• Mahogany resonator
• Geared fifth string tuner
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• “A” style
• Select spruce top
• Mahogany sides
& back
• Available with
built-in passive
pickup
OM10WH
OR6CE
• Biscuit resonator
• Satin black finish
• Magnetic pickup
• Volume & tone control
OB5
Resonators
OM12B
OM10
OM10E
OM12B
T
hree Quarter
Size Guitars
OG1B
OG1TR
OG1N
OG1TBL
reduced neck size perfect for
ages 8-12. Our comfortable
playing fingerboards and
accurate intonation will inspire
years of musical activity!
OG1FYS
These little Oscars feature a
OG1
OGHS
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1/2 size dreadnought
Select spruce top
Catalpa sides and back
Rosewood fingerboard and
bridge
Chrome die cast tuners
Fully adjustable truss rod
Mahogany neck
High gloss finish
alf Size Guitars
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3/4 size dreadnought
Select spruce top
Catalpa sides and back
Rosewood fingerboard
and bridge
Chrome die cast tuners
Fully adjustable truss rod
Mahogany neck
High gloss finish
OGHS
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OCHS
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1/2 size classical
Select spruce top
Catalpa sides and back
Rosewood fingerboard and bridge
Mahogany neck
High gloss finish
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scar Schmidt
the leader in
Ukuleles
OU280SWK
uniting the planet with the
melody of your Aloha Spirit.
We respectfully submit
our 2008 Oscar Schmidt
Ukuleles, whose collection
of voices are crafted of
bodies, tops, fret boards and
bridges offered in an array of
artisan woods, with motherof-pearl or abalone inlays
and featuring Aquila or GHS
strings. This diverse offering
promises to resonate all
of the island colors.
The OU250BELL is a reissue
of a vintage Washburn “bell”
shape ukulele popular in
the 1920s. It features a solid
Trembesi top, back and sides
with ivory body binding,
abalone logo, rosette and fret
dot inlays. The ukulele has
deluxe Grover GH305 tuners
with ebony buttons, bone
nut and saddle and GHS
strings. Deluxe hard shell
case included.
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OU250BELL
OU250BELL
OU280SWK
Mahalo, Hawai’i, for
The OU280SWK features
a solid top, back and sides
of beautiful Hawaiian Koa
harvested on the Big Island of
Hawaii. This gloss instrument
features a 19 fret ebony
fingerboard with dramatic
abalone vine inlay, head stock
logo, rosette, top binding
and back strip inlay. Gold
Grover mini-rotomatic deluxe
GH305 tuners complement
the Koa headstock. A bone
nut and saddle with ebony
bridge and Aquila strings
supports one of the most
resonating ukuleles in this
price class. Deluxe
hard shell case
included.
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Manufactured on the island of Java,
these instruments offer a mozaick
rope rosette and top binding, a
19 fret flame nyatoh neck with an
ebony headstock and bridge. The
pearl logo and fingerboard, along
with the pearl snowflake inlay
complement the instrument design.
The models come with deluxe Grover
GH305 tuners with ebony buttons,
bone nut and saddle and Aquila
strings. Deluxe hard shell case
included.
OU240SWK
OU220SWK
scar Schmidt introduces
a hand made select group
of classic warm tone and
sustaining volume ukeleles
reminiscent of a bygone era.
The OU220SWK Concert and
OU240SWK Tenor instruments are
made of beautiful ribbon striped
and solid quartersawn mahogony in
a satin finish.
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OU5
• Select Hawaiian Koa top,
back & sides
• Gloss finish with Abalone
rosette & bindings
• Concert size
• 16 fret nyatoh neck
• Grover chrome tuners
OU5
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onstructed of Hawaiian Koa, Rosewood, Spruce
and Mahogany with classic designs and superior
resonance these popular and affortable Oscar
Schmidt Ukeleles are hand crafted for years of
playing enjoyment.
Uncle Willie K
OU3WH
OU6
• Select
Hawaiian Koa
top, back &
sides
• Gloss finish
with Abalone
rosette &
bindings
• Tenor size
• 19 fret nyatoh
neck
• Grover
chrome tuners
OU6
OU5LCE
Hawaiian
Recording Artist
OU5LCE
• Select Hawaiian Koa top, back &
sides
• Satin finish with Abalone rosette &
bindings
• Concert size
• 19 fret nyatoh neck
• Grover geared tuners
• ABS nut & saddle
• Active EQ Pickup System
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OU3WH
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Select spruce top
Gloss white finish
Concert size
Multi-colored pearl fish
headstock inlay
OU4
• Select spruce top
• Rosewood back &
sides
• Abalone rosette &
binding
• Concert size
OU53
OU4
• Select spruce
top
• Rosewood
back & sides
• Abalone
rosette &
binding
• Soprano size
OU3
OU3
OU13
OU13
• Select spruce top
• Rosewood back & sides
• Abalone rosette &
binding
• Tenor size
OU2E
• All
Mahogany
• Chrome
tuners
• Active EQ
Pickup
System
OU2E
OU2
OU2
• All Mahogany
• Chrome tuners
• Concert size
OU53
• Solid spruce
top
• Rosewood
sides and
back
• Abalone top
inlays
• Rosewood
fingerboard
and bridge
• Baritone
size
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utoharp®
From its early beginnings in the
1900s, the Oscar Schmidt Company
has offered an instrument with a
voice representing individual freedom
for American Folk Music.With a wide
variety of models to choose from,
Oscar Schmidt is truly the original
and only complete source for the
Autoharp®.
OS11021FN
Our Finest
Specacular in design and
workmanship, the OS110
and OS120 series feature
our exclusive FT600 Fine
Tuning System combined
with a rock maple pin
block to assure you will
always be in tune.
OS11021FN
• Flame maple top
• Natural finish
• Built in FT600 Fine
Tuning System
OS11021 Ozark
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Satin finish
Ovankol top
Solid spruce back
Built in FT600 Fine Tuning
System
OS11021FHS
OS11021
OS120CN Adirondak
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High gloss finish
Solid spruce top
Bird’s eye maple back
Built in FT600 Fine
Tuning System
OS120CN
OS11021FSH
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• Flame maple top
• Honey sunburst finish
• Built in FT600 Fine
Tuning System
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OS45CE
lectric
Autoharps
OS150FCE
OS45CE
• Built in EQ442
active electric
pickup
• Built in FT600
Fine Tuning
System
• Select spruce top
• 21 chord only
Dolly Parton
Country Music Recording Artist
L oud and Proud!
OS150FCE
• Built in EQ442 active
electric pickup
• Built in FT600 Fine
Tuning System
• Flame maple top
• Greater volume
without feedback
• 21 chord only
EQ442
Can’t hear your instrument?
Never again!
Banjo and Fiddle covering your melody lines?
All in the past!
Put yourself in charge with Oscar Schmidts’ active EQ
442 featuring volume and battery LEDs. Full tonal
control from sweet lows to cutting edge highs with all the
volume you need without the feedback. Another Oscar
Schmidt first . . .
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OS21C
ur Most Popular
Autoharps!
• 21 Chords
• Maple body with rock maple
pin block
• Available in Sunburst, Quilted
Transparent Red and
Transparent Blue gloss
finish.
OS15B
• 15 Chords
• Maple body with rock
maple pin block
• Sunburst gloss finish
OS21CQTBL
OS21C
OS15B
OS21CQTR
OS45B
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Select spruce top
Maple back
Laminated rock maple pin block
FT600 Fine Tuning System
The ideal Bluegrass Autoharp!
OS10015
OS45C
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Solid spruce top
Mahogany back
Laminated rock maple pin block
Great overtones!
OS10021
OS73B
OS173C
A
utoharp®
Reissues
OS73C
OS73B
Our 1930s reissue models
have been lovingly
recreated based on the
original design.
• Available in both 15
and 21 chord versions
• Solid spruce tops
• Uses “A” style strings
OS30C
ASB
ASA
FT600
Fine Tuning System for
fast, accurate tuning
Original OSI Strings
Cases
Deluxe, semi-deluxe, and
padded nylon genuine
Autoharp® cases
AC448
OS30C
Attache
Autoharp® is built into a hard-shell case
and is perfect for education classroom
environments.
AP442
Autoharp® pickup
with volume and
tone control
AC445
AC449
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Our traditional Latin instruments
OH50S Bajo Sexto
• Available with active electronic
pickup system and rosewood
back and sides OH52SE
• Also available as Bajo
Quinto OH42SE
• Sapele sides and back
• Solid cedar top
• Rosewood fingerboard and
bridge
• Wood marquetry
• Deluxe tuners
OH30S
OH42SE Bajo Quinto
are the embodiment of quality
construction and exceptional
tone. They are instruments that
will last a lifetime.
OH50S Bajo Sexto
OQ40S
OH52 SE Bajo Sexto
L
atin
Instruments
OQ40S Cuatro
• Select spruce top
• Sapele body
• Rosewood fingerboard
and bridge
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• Available with active electronic
pickup system OH30SE
• Mahogany sides and back
• Solid cedar top
• Rosewood fingerboard and
bridge
C
lassical
Guitars
OC9
Nylon stringed classical
guitars have an ageless
appeal regardless of the
genre of music you play.
• Select spruce top
• Mahogany body
OC9
OC11
OC11
OC1
OC1
OC11CE
• 3/4 size classical
• Select spruce top
• Agatis body
• Select
spruce top
• Sapele
body
• Rosewood
fingerboard
and bridge
OC11CE
• Select spruce top
• Sapele body
• Rosewood fingerboard
and bridge
• Active EQ Pickup
System
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E
• Maple neck
• Solid hardwood
body
• Rosewood
fingerboard
• Fulcrum Trem
• Die cast tuners
• SSH pickup
configurations
• Volume & tone
controls
lectric
Guitars &
Basses
OI14
OI1MGY
OX10WH
OX10B
OX10R
OX10
OI14B
OB50B
OB50R
OI14MC
• Maple neck
• Solid hardwood
body
• Rosewood
fingerboard
• Die cast tuners
• HH pickup
configurations
• Two volume &
tone controls
• Three-way
selector switch
OB50
• Affordable and
uniquely styled
• Solid wood bodies
• Maple necks
• Rosewood
fingerboards
• Split pickup
configuration
• Tonal
flexibility
Copyright © 2008 Oscar Schmidt. Unauthorized reproduction of this catalog is a violation
of applicable copyright laws. Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Oscar Schmidt is a Division of U.S. Music Corp., 444 East Courtland St., Mundelein, IL. 60060
www.oscarschmidt.com, Email: oscar@oscarschmidt.com Phone: 847-949-0444 Fax 847-949-8444