• Front of Orpheum No.3 Special Tenor Banjo (c.1919)
    Adorned with ornate purflings, veneers, and inlays, this early 20th century Orpheum tenor banjo features a 12-1/2" skin head atop an 11/16" maple rim and a 2-piece maple neck with an intricately-carved heel. The pearwood fingerboard is mounted on a 2-piece maple neck, equipped with Grover PAT. pancake tuners. It has 2 lights installed and mounted to the dowel stick to heat the skin head. It comes with the original hard shell case, which is in rough condition. Made in the USA, this banjo needs a dowel stick reset, refret, new nut, etc., and is sold AS-IS.
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  • Full front and side of Orpheum No.3 Special Tenor Banjo (c.1919)
  • Front and side of Orpheum No.3 Special Tenor Banjo (c.1919)
  • Bridge for Orpheum No.3 Special Tenor Banjo (c.1919)
  • Front Neckjoint of Orpheum No.3 Special Tenor Banjo (c.1919)
  • Fretboard of Orpheum No.3 Special Tenor Banjo (c.1919)
  • Headstock of Orpheum No.3 Special Tenor Banjo (c.1919)
  • Tuners of Orpheum No.3 Special Tenor Banjo (c.1919)
  • Back and side of Orpheum No.3 Special Tenor Banjo (c.1919)
  • Rear neckjoint and hardware of Orpheum No.3 Special Tenor Banjo (c.1919)
  • Full back and side of Orpheum No.3 Special Tenor Banjo (c.1919)
  • Case for Orpheum No.3 Special Tenor Banjo (c.1919)
  • Full front of Orpheum No.3 Special Tenor Banjo (c.1919)
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The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880

  • SN 8507
  • c.1919
  • VGC (needs dowel stick reset, refret, new nut, etc. - sold AS-IS)
  • Dark-finished 11/16" maple rim with wood purflings, rope inlays on end cap
  • 2-piece dowel stick stamped "8507"
  • Makers plaque reads "ORPHEUM | MADE BY RETTBERG & LANGE | NEW YORK"
  • 2 lights mounted to dowel stick to heat skin head
  • Grooved tension hoop
  • 12-1/2" skin head
  • 24 brackets, bolts, L-shoes
  • 2-piece maple neck with an intricately-carved heel
  • 17-fret pearwood fingerboard with abalone floral inlays
  • ~1-1/4" nut, ~21-1/4" scale
  • Abalone fleur-de-lis inlay on ebony heel cap and backstrap
  • Bound ebony peghead overlay with floral inlays
  • Grover PAT. pancake tuners with ivoroid buttons
  • Aluminum resonator installed
  • Original hard shell case (pea green lining) (rough)
  • Made in USA

Orpheum No.3 Special Tenor Banjo (c.1919)

Orpheum No.3 Special Tenor Banjo (c.1919)

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SKU: 80U-218991

$700 USD
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Adorned with ornate purflings, veneers, and inlays, this early 20th century Orpheum tenor banjo features a 12-1/2" skin head atop an 11/16" maple rim and a 2-piece maple neck with an intricately-carved heel. The pearwood fingerboard is mounted on a 2-piece maple neck, equipped with Grover PAT. pancake tuners. It has 2 lights installed and mounted to the dowel stick to heat the skin head. It comes with the original hard shell case, which is in rough condition. Made in the USA, this banjo needs a dowel stick reset, refret, new nut, etc., and is sold AS-IS.
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The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880

  • SN 8507
  • c.1919
  • VGC (needs dowel stick reset, refret, new nut, etc. - sold AS-IS)
  • Dark-finished 11/16" maple rim with wood purflings, rope inlays on end cap
  • 2-piece dowel stick stamped "8507"
  • Makers plaque reads "ORPHEUM | MADE BY RETTBERG & LANGE | NEW YORK"
  • 2 lights mounted to dowel stick to heat skin head
  • Grooved tension hoop
  • 12-1/2" skin head
  • 24 brackets, bolts, L-shoes
  • 2-piece maple neck with an intricately-carved heel
  • 17-fret pearwood fingerboard with abalone floral inlays
  • ~1-1/4" nut, ~21-1/4" scale
  • Abalone fleur-de-lis inlay on ebony heel cap and backstrap
  • Bound ebony peghead overlay with floral inlays
  • Grover PAT. pancake tuners with ivoroid buttons
  • Aluminum resonator installed
  • Original hard shell case (pea green lining) (rough)
  • Made in USA
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