• Front and side of Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo

    Featuring ornate purflings, veneers and inlays, this Orpheum tenor banjo has a 11-1/8" skin head, 5/8" maple rim, archtop tone ring, and a 2-piece maple neck with an intricately-carved heel, and an ebonized pearwood fingerboard on 2-piece maple neck, with Grover PAT. pancake tuners. Appointments of abalone inlays. Reunion Blues gigbag. Made in USA. 


    This product is in Fair Condition (Learn More)

    Condition Notes: Needs neck reset, new banjo head, set-up, etc. (This item is sold As-Is)

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  • Front and side of Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo
  • Full front and side of Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo
  • Front of Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo
  • Bridge of Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo
  • Front neck joint of Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo
  • Fretboard of Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo
  • Headstock of Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo
  • Tuners of Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo
  • Inside rim of Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo
  • Serial number and labels of Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo
  • Neck joint of Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo
  • Back and side of Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo
  • Full back and side of Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo
  • Side of Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo
  • Gigbag for Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo
  • Full front of Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo
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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 11926
  • 1910s
  • 11-1/8" clear plastic head
  • ~5/8" maple rim with wood purflings, rope inlays on end cap
  • Grooved tension hoop
  • 11-1/8" clear plastic head
  • 24 brackets, bolts, L-shoes
  • Dowel stick, purfling strips, stamped "11926"
  • Makers plaque reads "ORPHEUM | MADE BY RETTBERG & LANGE | NEW YORK"
  • 2-piece maple neck with an intricately-carved heel
  • 17-fret ebonized pearwood fingerboard, abalone floral inlays
  • ~1-1/4" nut, ~21-1/4" scale
  • Abalone fleur-de-lis inlay on heel cap and peghead backstrap
  • Bound ebony peghead overlay with fancy floral inlays and logo
  • Grover PAT. pancake tuners with ivoroid buttons
  • Reunion Blues gigbag
  • Made in USA

Orpheum No.3 Special Tenor Banjo (1910s)

Orpheum No.3 Special Tenor Banjo (1910s)

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SKU: 80U-222557

$500 USD
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Featuring ornate purflings, veneers and inlays, this Orpheum tenor banjo has a 11-1/8" skin head, 5/8" maple rim, archtop tone ring, and a 2-piece maple neck with an intricately-carved heel, and an ebonized pearwood fingerboard on 2-piece maple neck, with Grover PAT. pancake tuners. Appointments of abalone inlays. Reunion Blues gigbag. Made in USA. 

This product is in Fair Condition (Learn More)

Condition Notes: Needs neck reset, new banjo head, set-up, etc. (This item is sold As-Is)
More Details

More Details

The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880

  • SN 11926
  • 1910s
  • 11-1/8" clear plastic head
  • ~5/8" maple rim with wood purflings, rope inlays on end cap
  • Grooved tension hoop
  • 11-1/8" clear plastic head
  • 24 brackets, bolts, L-shoes
  • Dowel stick, purfling strips, stamped "11926"
  • Makers plaque reads "ORPHEUM | MADE BY RETTBERG & LANGE | NEW YORK"
  • 2-piece maple neck with an intricately-carved heel
  • 17-fret ebonized pearwood fingerboard, abalone floral inlays
  • ~1-1/4" nut, ~21-1/4" scale
  • Abalone fleur-de-lis inlay on heel cap and peghead backstrap
  • Bound ebony peghead overlay with fancy floral inlays and logo
  • Grover PAT. pancake tuners with ivoroid buttons
  • Reunion Blues gigbag
  • Made in USA
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