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Post by olivier on Mar 25, 2015 8:25:52 GMT
hi guys,, i'm from France,, i've this one since fews weeks,, is in great condition,,, but i'm looking for more infos about it,,, a friend from UK tell me that maybe here some can help me,, so,, i try,,, any help would be appréciate,, merci beaucoup,,, thank's         |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2015 9:40:16 GMT
According to p105 of 'Palm Trees, Senoritas and Rocket Ships', its a circa 1931 Dobro model 50 tenor guitar. $50 when new.
TT
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Post by Michael Messer on Mar 25, 2015 10:48:10 GMT
Bonjour Olivier,
Welcome to our forum.
You have a beautiful tenor guitar there!
I am not sure what that 'dampening (?)' device is on the strings between the bridge and tailpiece, but I would take it off as it is not necessary.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by olivier on Mar 25, 2015 15:41:16 GMT
hi guys,, thank's for your quick answer, and the welcome,, (sorry if sometimes my english is not so good,, o) thank's DEUCE, $50 , any idea of what the price could be now ?,,  hello Mr Messer,,, ok i see what you talk about,, it's a "capo" it was with the guitar,maybe the same age,it look like, (don't know if it's the same word in english, i add a photo to show,, maybe some people play like a lapsteel, but i've never saw anything like that with 4 strings (?),, |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2015 17:00:04 GMT
Olivier, I think it's worth a bit more than $50 now...
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Post by olivier on Mar 25, 2015 17:28:20 GMT
hi John o) funny to catch you here my friend ! and thank's for the advice  ,,, now for the guitar oh yes i think so,, i saw something similar on ebay around 1500 euros,,, it's not for selling it, but i'm just curious,,, another last thing,, any advice for changing strings,, and for tuning,,, merci,, |
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Post by Michael Messer on Mar 25, 2015 18:11:53 GMT
Hi Olivier,
Okay....it's a capo! I understand. I would not keep it there as it is dampening the strings and killing the resonance. Even used as a capo, it is not the correct type of capo for your instrument. Get a Shubb four string capo.
That is a rare tenor guitar and while it is not worth a fortune, it is very collectable. I do not do valuations on this forum, but your estimate is about right.
It looks like it has nylon strings on it? .....you should definitely not use those strings, they are for ukuleles. You need a set of proper tenor guitar strings. Something like a medium gauge.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by olivier on Mar 25, 2015 18:25:54 GMT
hi,, ok,, thank's a lot for all,, for sure i will change the strings,,,,
in 1 day here i have all the answers,, great,,, now i'll take a look to the other post here, i'm sure i will discover many good thing,,, see you soon friend,, cheers,,
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Post by mendax on Mar 18, 2019 14:12:12 GMT
A Model 50 tenor guitar would have no binding, as it was the tenor version of the Model 55 6 string guitar. Even though this has a decal instead of the inlaid Dobro logo--the walnut, style of binding, and the engraved cover plate makes this a Model 100 tenor guitar--the tenor version of the Model 106. Thus it would have had a $100 price tag when new.
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