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Every Guitar Has A Story
I can’t help wondering where are they now and how music affected their lives.
Hanging on the wall above my desk I have several old photos from the heyday of the Dobro.
This would be during the first Hawaiian craze in the 1930’s.
One photo is from September 17, 1933 at the Clyde Jewett School Of Music
annual picnic. There are about 50 people in the class photo dressed to the nines
and more than half are holding Dobros.
Some of which are extremely collectable today such as the double cyclops!
My favorite photo is also a class photo that was taken in my old stomping
ground Long Beach, CA. Although it’s not dated, judging by the
Model T cars in the background I can guess it
might also be from the 1930’s.
There is a little girl in the photo in in her best Sunday dress complete
With Hawaiian lei holding what appears to be a stunning model 27 Dobro.
I look at that picture often and wonder what affect music had on her life.
Did she continue to play music? What did she like to play the most?
Did she like playing the Dobro? What happened to her guitar?
So what I am getting at is that it is good to take a look at the past
once in a while. Track down some old photos and recordings
and listen close to the stories they tell. You might
find one you like.
A perfect place to get started is with the Dobroist’s Scrapbook.
http://www.steelguitarzone.com/Dobroists_Scrapbook.htm
Here you will find loads of old ads not only for Dobro
But National, Mosrite, Regal, Weissenborn and may other
guitar manufacturers.
In addition you will find the stories of the people
Who played them in those pioneering years.
Did you ever see a double neck Dobro?!!
The Rabro is here!
Do you know Bashful Brother Oswald’s real name?
It’s a great story and you’ll find it here!
http://www.steelguitarzone.com/Dobroists_Scrapbook.htm
So get yourself over to
the ‘zone and order your copy now!
Go to: http://www.steelguitarzone.com/Dobroists_Scrapbook.htm
Joe Stoebenau
P.S. Do you know the very first time the Dobro
was played on the Grand Ole Opry?
Page 56.