littleb - Posted - 11/07/2009:  11:15:55

does the string height influence the sound of the dobro? i mean would it be any difference if it put a squareneck nut (the tall one) on the roundneck or if i leave the original nut there and just put an extension nut ? want to play bluegrass/blues style of josh graves and also i wonder if an extension nut wouldn't be too low to do ho/po stuff like uncle josh and hit the fingerboard.

otdobro - Posted - 11/07/2009:  13:51:47

To me. an extension nut would be more of a bandaid than anything. They aren't quite high enough for my taste. My bar tends to hit the neck when playing the first string with the bar tipped up as in doing a hammer on. As far as tone and volume, not much difference though. A higher set of bridge inserts usually helps out in the volume department.

badger - Posted - 11/08/2009:  07:13:31

Not a big deal to swap out the existing nut for a tall one. Extension nut's a tone-killer.

BluesBelly - Posted - 11/08/2009:  12:32:24

My concern with an extension nut is intonation. Seems guitars are designed to be what they are not wht you can make them.

Best,

Blues

'Life is too important to take seriously'

TronconesAmigo - Posted - 11/08/2009:  14:34:35

Oswald"s Mod 27 round neck had the extension nut

Play the Melody , sweet is good

atracksler - Posted - 11/08/2009:  16:01:41

quote:

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Originally posted by BluesBelly

My concern with an extension nut is intonation. Seems guitars are designed to be what they are not wht you can make them.

Best,

Blues

'Life is too important to take seriously'

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BluesBelly - Posted - 11/12/2009:  15:40:44

atracksler,
There I go thinking like a round neck player. Since I fret, chord and slide on round neck my thoughts gravitated toward my personal usage. Your point is valid and well accepted.

Best,

Blues

'Life is too important to take seriously'

Edited by - BluesBelly on 11/12/2009 15:41:47