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Savvas - Posted - 01/23/2024: 16:00:23
Hi Folks,
I'm trying to identify a recently purchased Dobro. It has a nice sound & is certainly nicely made with flamed maple laminates & nice workmanship inside & out. Has nive Grover tuners. It has a Dobro headstock label & appears to be a 'Model 60' but has a 10-digit s/n (printed on the back of the headstock) that is numbers only - no letters (see pics). I've had the resonator cover off & can't see any markings on the cover plate or resonator (are there supposed to be patent numbers etc?)
Can anyone tell me what I've got please? Is it just a relatively recent Nashville made instrument? Or something else? I've become aware that you can buy the 'Dobro' lyre labels online so maybe it's some sort of knock-off.
thanks,
Sam.
Edited by - Savvas on 01/23/2024 16:03:35
jacknj - Posted - 01/23/2024: 17:40:05
Looks like an Epiphone Dobro Hound Dog.
MarkinSonoma - Posted - 01/23/2024: 18:14:23
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Originally posted by jacknj
Looks like an Epiphone Dobro Hound Dog.
I'm going with Jack on this one. Hound Dog made in China.
Gibson and Epiphone have made so many changes to their serial numbers over the decades that their systems might be more confusing than that of pre WW2 Dobros.
If you look at the bottom portion of the back of the headstock close to the beginning of the neck, is there any faint outline remaining from what might have been something like a small rectangular "Made in China" sticker?
Edited by - MarkinSonoma on 01/23/2024 18:18:22
Savvas - Posted - 01/24/2024: 20:34:46
Thankyou Jack & Mark,
Thought it might be a Chinese-made instrument.
As I said, it seems nicely made & it sounds pretty good, at least at the top end which is quite sweet, although I note that it's quite heavy - I presume because of the sound well inside.
I'd like to have a go at lowering the action a bit as I only play finger-style & I think it's been set up for slide. How do you figure out how much the bridge can be lowered on a Dobro- is there a rule of thumb that balances bridge height versus string break-angle?
Thanks, Sam.
