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Topic: Upgrades to Dobro, rattles! You asked for Photos! Part 3 |
Russell Baker
From:
Owego NY, USA
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Posted 22 Apr 2015 8:23 pm |
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Hi Gang...
We Have Lift Off!
When I got home tonight I took a couple of different sized wound guitar strings and dressed the Nut and the Saddles. (tapering the slots towards the tuners and the tail piece)
The strings now ring true and the banjo tone is gone!
Ok now does the Dobro sound like an expensive top end one? Of course not.
On down the road i will spend some "time" tinkering with the guitar to see if I can improve the sound.
Will I spend more money...
(aside from buying new tuners)
Nope
I'm going to spend my money on some on line lessons
and/or dvds.
I will play this low end guitar until I learn how to play it then I'll get a better one!
Back in the middle 60's I learned how to play guitar on an Airline (from Wards) Arch Top and a Kent Electric 12 string guitar (that I played with 6 strings)that had such bad action that doing a Barre Chord past the 5th fret required a C Clamp!
This Dobro I have now is better than those guitars.
(ok not miles better...but better)
So now I am off to play the thing instead of
playing around with it!
Thanks everyone for your assistance!
Russ
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R.E. Baker
There's lots more of me where I come from! |
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Jim Williams
From:
Meridian, Mississippi, USA - Home of Peavey!
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Posted 23 Apr 2015 2:16 am
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Good luck Russ. (As you know), you don't have to have expensive instruments to learn and have fun!
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GFI SM10 3/4, 1937 Gibson EH-150, 2 - Rondo SX Lap Steels and a Guyatone 6 String C6. Peavey 400 and a Roland 40 Amps. Behringer Reverb Pedal. |
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Rick Abbott
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 23 Apr 2015 2:45 am
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I'm glad you are on the road to playing!
Also, you know a bunch more about your chosen instrument than the average guy.
Best of luck to you, Russell.
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RICK ABBOTT
Sho~Bud D-10 Professional #7962
Remington T-8, Sehy #112
1975 Peavey Pacer |
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Howard Parker
From:
Maryland
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Posted 23 Apr 2015 5:13 am
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| and away we go..... |
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Dave Thier
From:
Fairhope, Alabama, USA
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Posted 23 Apr 2015 6:01 am
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| Glad you got it sounding good. Have fun! |
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Stephen Gambrell
From:
Over there
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Posted 23 Apr 2015 6:09 am
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| Nothin' to it. |
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Ian
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 24 Apr 2015 10:59 am
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Russell,
That's just great. Keep on pickin'.
Ian |
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