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Re: Dobro's and National's

Posted by Phil on June 23, 2002, 8:26 am

Hi tomw
Thanks for the info. I have ordered Bob Brozman's book (and one of his videos) and look forward to learning more. I'm pleased to hear someone with a good word for the Dobro. I also like mine (1991 and brass), though I now prefer the Delphi for most of the stuff I play.
Phil
--Previous Message--
: Hey, Phil, I posted a response or two on the
: other bb...I'll give it a shot here, too.
: One thing about your Delphi, it's *steel*
: bodied. If your Dobro is brass (check it
: w/ a magnet...I don't know much about post
: wwII Dobros) that accounts for a large
: part of the different sound, especially
: when you talk about more volume and use
: the word 'crisper'. Another factor in the
: sound difference is the quality of the
: aluminum cone itself. The one in the
: National is probably a good one, as the
: guys who recently bought National also
: purchased a large portion of the old
: machinery from pre-WWII. I'm guessing
: here, maybe someone else knows, but the
: National cone is possibly spun on same
: machine w/ same tolerances as the original
: Nationals. Dobro may be a lesser quality
: cone, resulting in different sound. Setup
: is another factor in the sound of these
: instruments. Since you now have a 'small'
: collection, you should buy Bob Brozman's
: book on the National Guitar Company to
: learn the fascinating history of these
: guitars, the players, plus how to set them
: up correctly! I personally like the sound
: of prewar brass Dobros for finger style
: guitar playing w/o slide. I recently
: bought one but it needs a neck set, but
: I've played others that I liked.
: Ari plays a National Delphi for some of his
: gary Davis and BB Fuller stuff if I'm not
: mistaken.
: --Previous Message--
: You may recall some exchanges a few months
: ago
: when I was defending my Dobro for playing
: BBF blues. This Dobro has a bisuit bridge
: like the Nationals and is made of bell
: brass. Some of you told me to get rid of
: the Dobro. Well I have not dome that but I
: have bought a National Delphi and it
: sounds great. More volume and crisper than
: the Dobro. I stand corrected. But given
: the same bridge and cone set up why such a
: difference in te sound?
: Phil
: :
:
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--Previous Message-- : Hi tomw : Thanks for the info. I have ordered Bob : Brozman's book (and one of his videos) and : look forward to learning more. I'm pleased : to hear someone with a good word for the : Dobro. I also like mine (1991 and brass), : though I now prefer the Delphi for most of : the stuff I play. : Phil : --Previous Message-- : Hey, Phil, I posted a response or two on the : other bb...I'll give it a shot here, too. : One thing about your Delphi, it's *steel* : bodied. If your Dobro is brass (check it : w/ a magnet...I don't know much about post : wwII Dobros) that accounts for a large : part of the different sound, especially : when you talk about more volume and use : the word 'crisper'. Another factor in the : sound difference is the quality of the : aluminum cone itself. The one in the : National is probably a good one, as the : guys who recently bought National also : purchased a large portion of the old : machinery from pre-WWII. I'm guessing : here, maybe someone else knows, but the : National cone is possibly spun on same : machine w/ same tolerances as the original : Nationals. Dobro may be a lesser quality : cone, resulting in different sound. Setup : is another factor in the sound of these : instruments. Since you now have a 'small' : collection, you should buy Bob Brozman's : book on the National Guitar Company to : learn the fascinating history of these : guitars, the players, plus how to set them : up correctly! I personally like the sound : of prewar brass Dobros for finger style : guitar playing w/o slide. I recently : bought one but it needs a neck set, but : I've played others that I liked. : Ari plays a National Delphi for some of his : gary Davis and BB Fuller stuff if I'm not : mistaken. : --Previous Message-- : You may recall some exchanges a few months : ago : when I was defending my Dobro for playing : BBF blues. This Dobro has a bisuit bridge : like the Nationals and is made of bell : brass. Some of you told me to get rid of : the Dobro. Well I have not dome that but I : have bought a National Delphi and it : sounds great. More volume and crisper than : the Dobro. I stand corrected. But given : the same bridge and cone set up why such a : difference in te sound? : Phil : : : : : :

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