jhinz - Posted - 07/31/2009:  08:34:47

I just changed my strings for the first time on the Gold tone PBR and had to set the cone in place since I didnt realize it was going to move around. To my surprise using a nice straight edge and a little bit of time I got the intonation set as close to perfect as it can get and the beast sounds better then the day I first got it!!!! I was scared for a little while since I had never taken apart a reso before, but a little common sense goes a long way I guess.

alaya - Posted - 07/31/2009:  09:11:45

Next time, change them one at a time and you won't have to do that.

Edited by - alaya on 07/31/2009 09:12:03

davidmaulik - Posted - 07/31/2009:  10:40:38

Just wondering did you take the cover plate off and poke around inside or did you just adjust the cone with the cover plate on?

jhinz - Posted - 08/03/2009:  07:04:45

I took the coverplate off and checked out the inside then I set the cone and spider back in.

Slideman1939 - Posted - 08/06/2009:  09:04:55

Slideman suggests--in the future also be conscious of parallel relationships--the 12:00 O'clock leg of the spider (which you can see thru the half moon hole in the coverplate at the bottom of the fan design) is really at 12:00 O'clock. Sometimes a spider can twist to 11:57 P.M. or to 12:03 P>M> and causes rattles, buzzes, or bad intonation. You can adjust this relationship WITH THE COVERPLATE ON by using a small screwdriver to touch the spider leg at the 3:00 O'clock or 9 O'clock position---careful not to touch the cone lip---and 'lever" the spider leg into the correct centered position......with the strings slightly loosened. In my opinion Dobro hardware is simple and common sense---compared to more complex banjo hardware.The Dobro can be tweaked and owner adjusted and internally checked a lot easier than a banjo or acoustic guitar.