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Ronald Robertson
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Alabama, USA
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Posted 26 Aug 2007 5:05 pm |
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| I have a dobro and I was told it was made in 1939. It is a dobro brand and I was also told it was made in Huntington beach Cal. Does anybody know if this is possible and maybe what it might be worth if I sold it. It is in very good condition. It is a square neck |
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Mark Eaton
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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 26 Aug 2007 5:24 pm
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Ronnie, does it have a serial number on the end of the headstock, and if so, what is it?
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Ronald Robertson
From:
Alabama, USA
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Posted 26 Aug 2007 5:37 pm
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| No I have looked all over this thing. I cannot see a number at all |
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Kyle Everson
From:
Nashville, Tennessee
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Posted 27 Aug 2007 8:39 am
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| Measure the headstock. If it's 6" and has no serial number, it's most likely a prototype. If it's 6 1/4", it should have a serial number on the heastock. It will be worth more if it has not had a refinishing job. Pics? |
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Ronald Robertson
From:
Alabama, USA
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Posted 27 Aug 2007 5:39 pm dobro
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| This dobro had already been redone when it was given to me. The headstock is 6 1/4 but I cannot find a number on it.I do not have a camera to take pics, I need to get one. |
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Ben Elder
From:
La Crescenta, California, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2007 7:17 pm
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If it's really a 1939, it wasn't California. Everything had moved to Chicago/Regal by 1936-7. Slotted headstock with straight-cut slots? California. Rounded-end slots? Chicago/Regal. Solid headstock? Most likely Chicago.
Any patent numbers on the cover plate? "Pat. Pend.?" Are coverplate screws at exactly 12:00 and 6:00 (etc.)? 1933 or earlier. (These moved slightly so that coverplate could be removed without having to remove the tailpiece.) |
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