🚚 Free Worldwide Shipping on All Orders!Shop Now
HomeStore

Orpheum No.3 5-String Conversion Banjo (c.1921)

Orpheum No.3 5-String Conversion Banjo (c.1921)

A ornate conversion banjo from 1921. Made from a pot originally constructed for a Tenor banjo, this Orpheum No. 3 has been converted with a 5-string neck. Equipped with  period friction tuners and No-Knot "Elite" tailpiece. Bound rosewood fingerboard with intricate wood marquetry binding flowing seamlessly into the 5-layer multi-stripe peghead. Newer hardshell case included. Made in USA. 

$1,200.00
Orpheum No.3 5-String Conversion Banjo (c.1921)—
$1,200.00
Product image 1
Product image 2
Product image 3
Product image 4
Product image 5
Product image 6
Product image 7
Product image 8
Product image 9
Product image 10
Product image 11
Product image 12
Product image 13
Product image 14
Product image 15
Product image 16

Description

A ornate conversion banjo from 1921. Made from a pot originally constructed for a Tenor banjo, this Orpheum No. 3 has been converted with a 5-string neck. Equipped with  period friction tuners and No-Knot "Elite" tailpiece. Bound rosewood fingerboard with intricate wood marquetry binding flowing seamlessly into the 5-layer multi-stripe peghead. Newer hardshell case included. Made in USA. 

Orpheum No.3 5-String Conversion Banjo (c.1921) | Elderly Instruments