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

No door prep is needed. The Melon knob dummy set is surface mount, so it screws to the face of the door with no 2-1/8 inch cross bore and no latch bore. That makes it the usual choice for a closet door, a false active leaf on a pair of French doors, or any leaf that doesn't latch.

It's a pair, sold as a complete set, so you get a knob and designer rosette for each face of the door. If you only need one side (a closet door or a cabinet face), a single dummy such as the Schlage A170 or the BEST 6K single dummy trim is the trim-only version.

It does neither. Dummy means there is no latch, no spindle turning anything, and no keyway, it is a fixed pull. Non-keyed, non-electronic. For a door that has to stay shut, order a passage set instead, for example the Pamex FTF Baron passage knob or the Dexter C2000 passage knob, and for bed or bath use a privacy function like the Cal-Royal BER20.

Use a graded cylindrical dummy trim. The Schlage A170 is a Grade 2 cylindrical non-keyed single dummy trim in the A Series, rated heavy duty, for doors 1-3/8 to 1-7/8 inches. The BEST 6K-1DT is a Grade 2 medium duty single dummy trim in the 6K Series. The Emtek Melon dummy is a residential brass knob set covering 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors.

A dummy knob has no latch; the Emtek Melon dummy is surface mount with no door prep. For a door that needs to latch closed, look at a passage function knob such as the Omnia 434/PA egg-shaped knob latchset, the Baldwin Estate 5011 Colonial passage knob with 5058 rose, or the Pamex FTF Baron passage knob for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors. For a bedroom or bath that needs a thumbturn, the Deltana 6112 St. Thomas knob is privacy function for 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors.

Yes. A split finish can be specified when ordering the Melon dummy pair, using the optional split finish field, which is how you match a hallway finish on one face and a room finish on the other.

It's a residential brass knob set in Emtek's Classic Brass collection, traditional American Classic styling, with no ANSI grade behind it. For commercial corridors or heavy multi-family traffic, go to a graded cylindrical lock such as the Corbin Russwin CK4310 (Grade 1 passage) or the Schlage D Series Grade 1 passage knob, and for a commercial dummy the Schlage A170 Grade 2 dummy trim.

Yes, the Melon knob can be ordered with any Emtek brass rosette, so you can carry one rosette pattern across passage, privacy, and dummy openings and keep the trim consistent from door to door.

Both are dummy function knobsets, but they are specified differently. The Bravura Biloxi dummy knobset has round trim and carries a Grade 2 rating. The Emtek Melon dummy is a brass knob supplied as a pair, orderable with Rope, Lancaster, or Ribbon & Reed designer rosettes and finishes from Oil Rubbed Bronze US10B to Unlacquered Brass US3NL.

Exit device and outside trim knobs are not dummy sets even though they are knob-and-rose assemblies: the Sargent 28C-KNOB is exit device trim with knob and rose in classroom function for 1-3/4 inch doors, the Sargent 78-2875 is an outside knob only with B design, and the Imperial USA ED-BKL580 is knob trim for storeroom function. Keyed and combination units are also not equivalents - the Cal-Royal BER00 is an entrance/office knob lock with a Kwikset keyway and the Lockey 3830 is a mechanical keyless combination knob lock. The Emtek Melon dummy is non-keyed with a dummy function and no working latch.

The Emtek Melon dummy knob pair is rated for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors. The Cal-Royal BA40 dummy knob cylindrical lock in the Barrington BA Series covers the same 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch range, while the Schlage A170 Grade 2 single dummy trim extends to 1-7/8 inches. Because the Emtek Melon mounts to the surface with no door prep, thickness affects only the through-fixing method, not a bore.

The Emtek Melon dummy is non-keyed and residential, so keyed openings need a separate product. Within a standardization program, graded families cover the range on one design: Corbin Russwin's CK4400 Series CK4410 is a Grade 2 passage knob for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors and the CK4851 entrance/office knob is listed Grade 1 for 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors, while Sargent offers the 6G04 Grade 2 storeroom knob and the 8XG04 Grade 1 storeroom knob with 2-3/4 inch backset. The Emtek Melon suits the non-latching decorative openings in the same finish family, with options including Satin Nickel US15 and Polished Chrome US26.

The Omnia 458/0 is a traditional single dummy knob latchset listed with a 2-3/8 inch backset and solid brass construction, covering one face of the door. The Emtek Melon dummy is brass, supplied as a complete pair for both faces, and mounts to the surface with no door prep required on doors 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inches thick.

No. A surface mounted dummy has no latch and no lever throw, so there is no left or right hand to specify. It mounts the same on either leaf.