| Subject: | RE: [RESOGUIT-L] Just pulled my Dobro out ater 40 years | | Date: | Thursday, February 28, 2008 09:14:24 (-0800) | | From: | Stephen Branscom <sgbranscom @...com>
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| In reply to: | Message 8835 (written by David Tanner) |
Joe,
Hi from a ex-Detroit boy now out in the PacNW. Before you do anything, go ahead
and give Nat'l Resophonic www.nationalguitars.com in San Luis Obispo a call
and tell them about your guitar and ask them what to do. You might just want to
ship it directly to them. You might want to have Elderly ship it to them. They
may recommend Elderly or someone else right in your neighborhood. I'm sure
they'll be happy to talk with you about it and what you might plan for it and
what they might suggest for it. Give Nat'l a call and use them to set up a plan
of attack.
Steve Branscom
Gig Harbor, WA
> From: dcsrt@qwest.net> Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:26:47 -0600> To: resoguit-l@elistas.com> Subject: Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Just pulled my Dobro out ater 40 years> > Hi Joe - If you're in the Detroit area you might think about giving > Elderly's in Lansing a call. They have a good shop there and I'm sure > they could set up your dobro. They sell lots of vintage dobros and > Nationals. Gruhn's in Nashville has a real reso wizard working for > them these days and I would not hesitate in sending them a guitar to > be given the once-over after 35 years. This list doesn't really > concern itself with round neck guitars, fyi. But all coneheads share > a common alloy. Good luck! - Dave> > On Feb 24, 2008, at 8:41 PM, worker@prodigy.net wrote:> > > I hadn't played guitar much in the last 40 years but I ran into a > > fella that was playing an old national at a farm market and I > > thought "Its time"> > The gentleman was good enough to let me sit and play for a while.> > (I shared the beer my friend had just bought from the store}, And > > decided something was missing. Music...> >> > I have a Dobro I bought probably in 72 or so its metal bodied, I > > had used it for slide in a band when I was "younger" and then never > > thought much of it. Why we used a Dobro in an art rock kinda band > > I can't remember.... Then again I don't remember much of those > > years which is probably just as well> >> >> > I now enjoy ragtime music and blues picking and I'm trying to > > relearn some things I thought I knew once.> >> > I would like to have the guitar gone looked at and set up.> > I have heard of a shop in Indiana that is quite good.> > I'm in Detroit area but I'm willing to take (or ship) the guitar> > soooo would anyone like to suggest shops that specialize in > > resonator guitars?> >> > I'l like to move the action down so I can pick it a bit more it > > needs to be looked at after spending so long in the closet.> >> > I'm also trying to unlearn some bad habits I have that I only just > > realized are not particulary benificial to my playing... Like > > leaving my pinkie down on the guitar while I pick... someone one > > showed me how much smoother and less tense you picking is when you > > dont try to brace it with your little finger.> >> > When I pulled out my older guitars I got quite a shock. I have an > > older martin d28 a 335 gibson and I had a white strat from the 60's> > I didn't realize the value of things..... I ended up selling off > > the strat for 25k UNREAL... I was shocked.. I was not going to > > play the thing and I'm not really into collecting guitars so I sold > > to someone who is.. But I almost fainted when they offered that > > kinda money.> > Thank god I can stil find an old dobro or national for "reasonable" > > money. I almost pray the resonators never get Fashionable> >> > Any and all advice and encouragement welcomed> > Thanks> > Joe> ---------------------------------------------------------------------> You're subscribed to this list with the email sgbranscom@msn.com> To unsubscribe, email resoguit-l-unsubscribe@elistas.com> For information, visit http://www.eListas.com/list/resoguit-l>; For help(do's n'don'ts) email resoguit-l-help@elistas.com> For neat stuff go to http://www.resoguit.com> The ListOwner is poobah@resoguit.com
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