Emtek Classic Brass Knobsets - Melon Knob, Dummy (Pair)

It covers 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, which spans standard interior slabs and the heavier 1-3/4 inch doors. Since it is surface mounted, the thickness range is about the mounting screws rather than a spindle running through the door.

It ships as a pair, meaning a knob and rosette for each face of the door. If you only need one side, such as the pull side of a closet door, a single dummy is the part to look for instead. The pair is what you want on a French door leaf or a double door where both sides get a knob.

They serve the same dummy function but suit different jobs. The Schlage A170 is a Grade 2 heavy duty single dummy cylindrical trim for doors 1-3/8 to 1-7/8 inch, built to match A Series openings in commercial corridors. The Emtek Melon dummy is a residential brass knob sold as a pair, offered in ten finishes including Unlacquered Brass and Oil Rubbed Bronze and in seven rosette styles. Order the Schlage if you are matching commercial A Series trim, the Emtek if you are matching a decorative residential suite.

Yes, the Melon knob can be ordered on any of the brass rosettes: #8, Oval, Quincy, Rectangular, Regular, Watford, or Wilshire. Pick the one that matches the other openings in the house so the dummy on the closet reads the same as the passage and privacy sets down the hall.

Ten finishes: Flat Black (US19), French Antique (US7), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Pewter (US15A), Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Nickel Lifetime (US14), Satin Brass (US4), Satin Nickel (US15), and Unlacquered Brass (US3NL). The US3NL option is the one that will patina along with other living-finish brass.

The Melon knob is brass, both the material and the substrate, from Emtek's Classic Brass collection. It is a residential product with a traditional American Classic look, not a commercial-graded lock. For a commercial opening needing a graded dummy, the Schlage A170 single dummy trim is Grade 2 and the BEST 6K Series single dummy trim is Grade 2 medium duty.

The Melon dummy has no latch, so for a latching door you need a passage or privacy version of the knob. If you are willing to switch brands, comparable non-keyed options include the Dexter C2000 Grade 2 passage knob and its privacy counterpart, both for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, or the Pamex FTF Baron in passage and privacy. Those will not match the Melon profile, so for a visual match stay within the Emtek Classic Brass knob line.

Both are dummy knobs, but they are not interchangeable in appearance or trim. The Bravura Biloxi dummy knobset is a Grade 2 dummy with round trim, so the rose style is fixed. The Emtek Melon dummy knob is brass and can be ordered with any brass rosette, including #8, Oval, Quincy, Rectangular, Regular, Watford and Wilshire.

The Melon dummy is non-keyed with no locking mechanism, so it will not work on a bath door. Comparable decorative privacy knobs include the Baldwin Estate 5077 Bethpage privacy knob with R027 rose, the Deltana 6112 St. Thomas privacy knob for doors 1-3/8 to 2 inch, and the Cal-Royal BER20 Grade 3 privacy knob with brass trim for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors.

The Melon dummy knob is non-keyed and provides no latch or cylinder. Decorative keyed entry knobs in a comparable traditional vein include the Deltana 3381 Egg knob entry and the Deltana 6171 Round knob entry, both for doors 1-3/8 to 2 inch, and the Deltana 6901 Portland knob entry for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors.

The Cal-Royal BA40 is a dummy knob cylindrical lock from the Barrington BA Series rated for doors 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch, the same thickness range the Emtek Melon dummy covers. The difference is the look and the trim: the Emtek is brass with a choice of ten finishes and seven rosette styles, while the BA40 comes as its single Barrington design.

Yes. There is an optional split finish field on the order where you specify the finish for each face, useful when a door separates two rooms with different hardware schemes. Both finishes have to come from the ten offered.

Tubular describes the knob family the Melon belongs to, the same platform Emtek uses for its bored passage and privacy sets. The dummy version of that platform carries the trim only: knob, rosette, and mounting, surface applied with no tube or latch in the door.

Emtek Melon dummy knobs handle the non-latching closet and French door leaves. For the latching openings, the Schlage Residential F500 Plymouth with Georgian knob combo pack covers 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors with adjustable backsets and dual strikes, and the Sure-Loc Bergen round knob is offered in a 6-pack with adjustable backset for volume work. Both are separate designs from the Melon knob, so match by finish rather than by profile.