• Front and side of Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo

    Featuring ornate purflings, veneers and inlays, this jazz-era Orpheum tenor banjo has a 20-3/4" scale, an 11/16" maple rim, a 2-piece maple neck with a carved heel, and an ebonized pearwood fingerboard. Equipped with an archtop tone ring, and replacement gold friction tuners. Appointments of abalone inlays. Original hard shell case (rough). Made in USA. 


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    Condition Notes: needs fretwork, 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 and controls 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
  • Neck joint of Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo
  • Back and side of Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo
  • Back and side of Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo
  • Side of Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo
  • Case 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 12466
  • c.1921
  • Dark brown finish
  • 11-1/8" skin head
  • 24 brackets, bolts, L-shoes
  • Grooved tension hoop
  • Archtop tone ring
  • Dark-finished 11/16" maple rim with wood purflings, rope inlays on end cap
  • 2-piece dowel stick, 3-piece centerstrip, stamped "12466"
  • Plaque on stick reads "C. BRUNO & SON, INC. | DISTRIBUTORS | NEW YORK"
  • Makers plaque on rim reads "ORPHEUM | MADE BY | RETTBERG & LANGE | NEW YORK"
  • 2-piece maple neck, 3-piece centerstrip, carved heel
  • 17-fret ebonized pearwood fingerboard with abalone floral inlays
  • 1-3/16" nut, 20-3/4" scale
  • Abalone fleur-de-lis inlay on ebony heel cap and backstrap
  • Bound ebony peghead overlay with floral inlays
  • Replacement gold friction tuners with ivoroid buttons
  • No-Knot tailpiece
  • Original hard shell case (purple lining - no lining in bottom)
  • Made in USA

Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo (c.1921)

Orpheum No.3 Tenor Banjo (c.1921)

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SKU: 80U-222811

$800 USD
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Featuring ornate purflings, veneers and inlays, this jazz-era Orpheum tenor banjo has a 20-3/4" scale, an 11/16" maple rim, a 2-piece maple neck with a carved heel, and an ebonized pearwood fingerboard. Equipped with an archtop tone ring, and replacement gold friction tuners. Appointments of abalone inlays. Original hard shell case (rough). Made in USA. 

This product is in Fair Condition (Learn More)

Condition Notes: needs fretwork, 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 12466
  • c.1921
  • Dark brown finish
  • 11-1/8" skin head
  • 24 brackets, bolts, L-shoes
  • Grooved tension hoop
  • Archtop tone ring
  • Dark-finished 11/16" maple rim with wood purflings, rope inlays on end cap
  • 2-piece dowel stick, 3-piece centerstrip, stamped "12466"
  • Plaque on stick reads "C. BRUNO & SON, INC. | DISTRIBUTORS | NEW YORK"
  • Makers plaque on rim reads "ORPHEUM | MADE BY | RETTBERG & LANGE | NEW YORK"
  • 2-piece maple neck, 3-piece centerstrip, carved heel
  • 17-fret ebonized pearwood fingerboard with abalone floral inlays
  • 1-3/16" nut, 20-3/4" scale
  • Abalone fleur-de-lis inlay on ebony heel cap and backstrap
  • Bound ebony peghead overlay with floral inlays
  • Replacement gold friction tuners with ivoroid buttons
  • No-Knot tailpiece
  • Original hard shell case (purple lining - no lining in bottom)
  • Made in USA
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