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Post by robbie on Apr 28, 2008 22:17:16 GMT
have sent off an e mail to marc, what a helpful guy he is He confirms that the truss rod fitted to the dobro can be a real problem with regards to access and prone to snapping if not carefully handled, he even supplied a photo of the wrenches he uses for working on dobros, what more can one ask for.thanks marc your a goodun. also cheers colin for the info, I am uk based living in the north east of england
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Post by Michael Messer on Apr 29, 2008 8:37:20 GMT
Hi Robbie,
The best advice I can give you at this point is to take your Dobro to an experienced luthier and get it done properly. If you tweak the truss rod and snap it, you won't be pleased. If you buy a new offset spider, it may work, but it might create more problems. So the correct and professional advice for me to give you is to get it looked at by an experienced National/Dobro repairer.
There is still only one very experienced person in the UK that I would send you to for this job, and that is Dave King. There is Mike Lewis in Paris, but that is even further from where you live! Dave King has repaired and set up more Nationals & Dobros than anyone else in the UK. It might be expensive, it might be a long way for you, and you may have to wait. But....that is my advice. Without going to Paris to see Mike Lewis, or the US to see Marc Schoenberger, you won't find anyone else with Dave's experience. (www.daveking-acoustics.co.uk)
Keep in touch and let me know how you get on,
Shine On, Michael.
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Post by robbie on Apr 29, 2008 12:16:30 GMT
Thanks for the advice michael,...........I guess I will have to start filling the piggy bank up again, but I will let you know the outcome, and once again mega thanks. regards robbie
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Post by robbie on May 29, 2008 10:11:27 GMT
hi michael, just to bring you upto date with progress on the dobro......all stripped down and cleaned using the mer car polish you recommended ,finished it off with mr sheen ...excellent advice, I thank you for that. The spider legs have been adjusted to sit correctly on the cone edge giving me a even contact pressure around the circumference of the cone in the body well. I have a new set of elixier strings 13's to 56'ers to put on, so all I am waiting for now is the new bridge saddles from pete woodman, and he tells me that I should receive them early next week.................can hardly wait , I will then be able to adjust the cone centre screw and .yipee, back in the saddle
regards robbie
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Post by robbie on Jun 3, 2008 8:26:53 GMT
Received my new made bridge inserts from pete woodman yesterday, ABSOLUTLY PERFECT , now all fitted , it is up and running, and what a wonderful difference with regards to the sound / tone . I would like to take this opportunity to thank ALL the valued help and info received from the members involved with this post and further recommend pete for his patience and skill in making and supplying the inserts ( honestly......I'm not related to him ) many thanks all
regards robbie
ps still not found any players or teachers in / around the middlesbrough area.........pity
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Post by Michael Messer on Jun 3, 2008 8:32:26 GMT
That is great news Robbie! Pete is very knowledgable & helpful and never pushes his business on the forum. www.petewoodmanguitars.com Shine On Michael.
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