The main difference being that Ode was purchased direct from the manufacturer and Muse supplied only through dealers. “Ode style B” and “muse style 5” were the same banjo at the same price of $295. When the firm moved to Boulder, Colorado in 1964 they also used the name “Muse” and identical instruments were sold under both brand names, Ode being given style letters and Muse style numbers. These instruments quickly gained favour with folk and bluegrass enthusiasts and before long a far greater range of instruments, including plectrum-banjos, was being produced. This Ome North Star 11 Open-Back Banjo is a stunning combination of Omes vintage style with modern appointments. It announced its entry into the banjo making field with a range of 5-string and long necked banjos ranging in price from $72-$86. Ome Banjos OME MIRA VINTAGE STYLE 5-STRING OPEN BACK BANJO WITH CASE OME JUBILEE VINTAGE STYLE 12 5 STRING OPEN BACK BANJO WITH CASE OME TUPELO NYLON 5. In 1960 the Ode Company, Mariposa Avenue, Boulder, Colorado was founded by Charles Ogsbury, a young engineering student of Colorado.