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Topic: Dobro bridges? |
Doug Seymour
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Jamestown NY USA (deceased)
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Posted 15 May 2004 12:14 pm |
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Hi dobro pickers.....Just thought I'd join you all (those who go to a gig w/only a guitar in the case.... no amp, no seat & all that extra stuff we've carried most of our steel pickin' lives!) so I got a Regal metal bodied dobro! It has a wooden bridge. Do they all, or are there options on this? I have no idea, never had one before, but so many steels since 1946, I've even lost count!
Tom Morrell is my hero with his dobro playing on steelradio.com! "Nancy w/the Lauging Face" or anything he wants to cut loose on![This message was edited by Doug Seymour on 15 May 2004 at 01:17 PM.] |
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Tony Dingus
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Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 15 May 2004 1:34 pm
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Doug, to my knowledge maple, maple with a ebony cap and birch are the standards. I think alot of people are using maple with ebony cap these days. It has more punch than plain maple. Hope this helps.
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db
From:
Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA
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Posted 15 May 2004 2:41 pm
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GraphTech sells "blanks" of their "String-Saver" material. If you check out the spec's ( better than brass )... it would probably be better than any kind of wood for a bright tone (if that's what you're after) plus added tuning stability with the reduced friction.
http://www.graphtech.bc.ca
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Dan Balde
U-12/8&5, S-7/D 3&1, S-6/E&A[This message was edited by db on 16 May 2004 at 05:20 AM.] |
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Alan Kirk
From:
Scotia, CA, USA
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Posted 15 May 2004 5:42 pm
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| I replaced the maple bridge on my reso with an ebony-capped one. Hated it. Changed back. More mellow, richer overtones with pure maple. [This message was edited by Alan Kirk on 15 May 2004 at 06:42 PM.] |
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Tony Dingus
From:
Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 15 May 2004 7:06 pm
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I'm with you on the plain maple Alan, I tried the ebony once but it didn't work for me either.
Tony |
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Ron Randall
From:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Posted 15 May 2004 8:00 pm
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Maple is the traditional material. Stewart McDonald's catalog has some choices. Bone nut is the tradition on the other end.
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Mike D
From:
Phx, Az
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Posted 16 May 2004 9:20 am
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Lots of folks using the ebony capped maple in Dobros, I've used maple, rosewood and even koa on tricones, but Doug has a biscuit bridged, National-style guitar he's talking about here. For them I'd stick with a plain maple biscuit and saddle. If you want to make an improvment in it's sound get a National cone for it.
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