Details
Woo Hoo! 12 3/16 inch head gives this Irish tenor a great gutsy tone. The shell has its Rettberg & Lange plaque, and the stamped patent number, but as usual no serial number. Serial number on dowel stick is 11215, everything fits as intended so there's no reason to think the neck and shell didn't leave the Orpheum factory together circa 1919/1920. Nice set of original hooks and nuts, all shoes and the rim bolts holding them appear to match. All the tone ring "stilts" or risers appear to be in place and solid.
String scale is 21 inches. neck is quite straight and fret wear, even to lower frets, is light.
New Stew-Mac 4-to1 Planet tuners. Newer tailpiece, obviously the head has been replaced, all other hardware appears to be original.
Specs
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Fingerboard
Dyed Hardwood
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Finish
original shellac varnish
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Frets to body
17
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Neck material
Maple
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Nut width
1 1/8"
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Scale length
21"
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Total frets
17
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Tuners
Five Star Planetary
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Year
1920
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Diameter
12 3/16"
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Shell
Maple
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Tone ring
Orpheum
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Case type
Hardshell
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Serial number
11215
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SKU
ORPNO1-11215
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UPC
142293
