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Never thought I'd own a Vintage Resonator...
... but now I do! Came across this guitar at a garage sale. Research tells me its an old Dobro. All aluminum body with a painted finish. The back has fake flamed woodgrain painted on. Missing a tuner button and in need of some TLC.
Carved a new ugly duckling of a button out of epoxy resin and have cleaned it up some. Glued some maple to fill a big string slot, rebuilt tuners... etc. Washed the cone, levelled the spider legs and put it all back together..
Sounds pretty good. Only guitar I've been playing. Look at the checking in the paint! Fender charges extra for that ;)
Few issues:
- is there supposed to be a felt ring between cone and body?
- I've little break angle at bridge... and action is high. Any ideas on how to balance this?
- looking for a quality hard case.
- how cool would a relic'd flatpup look on this?
Im sure ill have more questions etc as time goes on and I familiarize myself with this gem.
Carved a new ugly duckling of a button out of epoxy resin and have cleaned it up some. Glued some maple to fill a big string slot, rebuilt tuners... etc. Washed the cone, levelled the spider legs and put it all back together..
Sounds pretty good. Only guitar I've been playing. Look at the checking in the paint! Fender charges extra for that ;)
Few issues:
- is there supposed to be a felt ring between cone and body?
- I've little break angle at bridge... and action is high. Any ideas on how to balance this?
- looking for a quality hard case.
- how cool would a relic'd flatpup look on this?
Im sure ill have more questions etc as time goes on and I familiarize myself with this gem.
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Permalink Reply by Manny Lopez on
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She plays great... just missing that nitro pickguard that off gassed to never never land. And one tuner button I've replaced and am having a mold maker friend make a proper replica. As for the fiddle edge there is a banged lip. Small dents but nothing major. Its my go to acoustic now. Sounds amazing and gonna keep it forever.
Now I just need to find a good case for it. Any tips??
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Here are some more pics showing a few details. Spider and cone cleaned up nicely. Levelled the legs and tried on some 320 grit as the StewMac resonator tips page instructed as well as several others. The headstock veneer is pulled up on a corner and there is a pic of the bashed lip. Nothing major.
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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on
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Agree with CBJ...based on my research, and the shape it's in, you're looking at $1800 to over $2500. Excellent score.
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