I'm restoring this dobro. Really banged up, but it was built pretty well. Sound well and neck stick.
Anybody know anything about this guy? Can't find a thing.
Cheers,
BJ
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Re: McMickin
I haven't seen this model before. Did it have a resonator cone under the cover plate?
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Re: McMickin
I won't swear to it, but this looks much like the first 'dobro; I ever bought back in the early '70s. I was so uninformed I couldn't grasp why my 'dobro' didn't sound like the ones on the records....until I learned that mine had a paper cone - like a speaker.
It looked a lot like this...
It looked a lot like this...
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Re: McMickin
Yup, dobro style cone and #14. Regal used this style cover much earlier on wood and metal guitars. I guess that it was a small shop that didn't go the distance. Nicely made, but ruined since. The tailpiece cracked off a piece of the top and moved the ring into the cone. The stick had two snapped screws preventing it from adjustment.
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It'll work, but won't be pretty. Fits the bill fine.
BTW, the software update is working great. Thanks to all. Donation sent.