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Topic: Age and value of a Dobro? |
Mike McBride
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Indiana
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Posted 22 Nov 2018 12:59 am |
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Hello.
I'm wanting to get some info on this Dobro. Would anyone know what it's worth or maybe the year?
It still plays good and the electronics part still works perfect. Any info would be greatly appreciated.. Thanks...
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 22 Nov 2018 8:03 am
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I have serious doubts as to that being a legitimate "Dobro". 
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Howard Parker
From:
Maryland
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Posted 22 Nov 2018 8:15 am
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It is legit. From the short lived Mosrite era. Mid -Late 1960's. I think the period was officially 66-69 but might be off by a year or 2 in either direction.
If you search you'll probably find an image of the catalog online. Considered the "dark" period of the Dobro.
Google "Mosrite dobro image".
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Mike Christensen
From:
Cook Minnesota
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Posted 22 Nov 2018 10:34 am dobro
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Howard Parker
From:
Maryland
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Posted 22 Nov 2018 10:47 am
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Click HERE! for catalog images.
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 22 Nov 2018 10:49 am
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There has been quite a bit written on these guitars, none of it particularly positive. I don't remember the details, but if I remember right, it was a licencing deal gone bad.
As far as value, they aren't highly valued. |
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Noah Miller
From:
Rocky Hill, CT
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Posted 22 Nov 2018 10:57 am
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It's a model C-65E "Plainsman". They're very respectable instruments, in my opinion nicer than Mosrite's regular electric guitars. The name was lost around 1968 in one of Mosrite's myriad bankruptcies, which is how OMI was able to buy it back.
Lately I've seen asking prices on these skyrocket, but I have not seen any indication that people are actually buying them for high prices. The tuners on this guitar are replacements. |
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Mike McBride
From:
Indiana
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Posted 23 Nov 2018 12:29 am
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Thanks for all the info.
A local guy inherited the guitar and was seeking information on it. |
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Joe Elk
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2018 4:22 am
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I have heard of them How do the sound!
Joe Elk Central Ohio |
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Don Barnhardt
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2018 3:40 pm
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| I worked on one a couple years ago and wasn't impressed. |
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