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Topic: Department store dobros (1933 film) |
Marty Rifkin
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Santa Monica, CA
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Posted 15 Dec 2020 4:51 pm |
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The other night I was watching a 1933 film called Employees Entrance. The character was in the music section of a department store. Did a double-take when I saw the glass showcase packed with dobros. Had to take a screenshot and share it.
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2020 5:42 pm
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| Cool Marty. Tx for posting. Seems that era may have been the pinnacle of Dobro sales. |
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Noah Miller
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Rocky Hill, CT
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Posted 15 Dec 2020 6:07 pm
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Ooh, a Tenortrope! For when you want to confuse people with a banjo that isn't really a banjo.
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Marty Rifkin
From:
Santa Monica, CA
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Posted 15 Dec 2020 6:27 pm
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I was wondering about that one, Noah. Cool that you have one.
Yeah, it was a great time for dobros, Jim. Seeing them in a store like that shows how popular they were.
I love seeing how new and shiny the instruments are! Not used to seeing '30s dobros look like that. |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 16 Dec 2020 12:55 pm
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Set in the May Co Department Store, 801 S Broadway, Los Angeles, California. Not far at all from the 1933 Dobro factory.
Great post; thanks for sharing.
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Allan Revich
From:
Victoria, BC
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Posted 16 Dec 2020 5:44 pm
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| Noah Miller wrote: |
Ooh, a Tenortrope! For when you want to confuse people with a banjo that isn't really a banjo.
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WOW!
Now everyone is going to want one!
(Seriously, that is a very cool instrument)
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Glenn Wilde
From:
California, USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2020 2:36 pm
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| Great! Looks like a model 65 in there, also maybe a metal body in the other case. What a display. |
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Marty Rifkin
From:
Santa Monica, CA
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Posted 17 Dec 2020 5:55 pm
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| Interesting that they did an “inside†scene on location instead of a set at the studio. Good call on figuring out where they shot it, Jack. It most likely wouldn’t have had the same showcase with those instruments if it was on a soundstage. Glad they took a field trip! |
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