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included in this book:
- Who was first to play steel guitar Joseph Kekuku or Gabriel
Davion?
- Sol Hoopii and other pioneers of the steel guitar
- Josh Graves and the amazing story of his guitar. You have to read
this! page 61
- Jerry Douglas and how he got his start
- Photo of the very first Dobro
- How to identify a Dobro from a Regal
- 27 pages of vintage advertisements for Dobro, National, Mosrite and other resonator
guitar manufacturers. I love these and find them fascinating and I am
sure you will also!
- How to identify a Dobro by it's original selling price
- The Strohviols. Don't know what that is? a great description and
photo here!
- photos and descriptions of some of the most unusual Dobros
- Do you know how many of the 1930s Dobro electric resonator
guitars were returned and why? it's a great story!
- The many types of electric Dobro guitars and why some worked and
others did not.
- How to identify your Dobro by the serial number and why you need
to do a little more investigating.
- How to date later year Dobros by their serial numbers
- Shot Jackson and the Sho-Bro
- The Rabro double neck resonator guitar! You have got to see this!
- Fantastic biographies of the most influential Dobro Players
including:
- Cliff Carlisle
- The Dixon Brothers
- Jimmie Tarlton
- Cousin Jody
- Bashful Brother Oswald. and how he got his name...worth the price
of the book!
- Shot Jackson
- Josh Graves (do you know what instrument he played with Flatt and
Scruggs before the Dobro?)
- Speedy Krise
- Deacon Brumfield
- Mike Auldridge
- Jerry Douglas
- Gene Wooten
- and more!
- The difference between stamped cones and spun cones
- The inner workings of the Dobro and tips from the inventor
himself.
- All about the bridge and spider ad how to identify the different
types.
- How to eliminate tailpiece buzzing and other rattles
- The keys to great tone. it's all explained here!
- Soundwell verses sound posts
- How the wood used in your guitar can affect the tone and volume
- How to brighten or darken the tone of your guitar with a simple
change
Not to mention all the photos in this book. I am constantly amazed in
how these guitars were mass produced but no two are the same! And just
when you think you have seen it all, someone comes out of the
woodwork every once in a while with a never before seen instrument!
One of the main reasons this book is so note worthy is that Bev King
has taken information that was essentially an oral history passed down
from player to player, builder, collector and anyone else remotely
associated with the Dobro and presented it in one place. Not only that but
she presents the facts and not the old wives tales and secret witchcraft
techniques of adjusting your Dobro and many of the stories floating
around. If she hadn't taken on this project, much of this information
would be lost! Thanks Bev!
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