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Post by bod on Mar 2, 2016 22:41:29 GMT
Rudy Dopera statewd they only ever gave away 2 National guitars. One to Sol Hoopi and one to Sol Hoopi's brother. They found the brothers National in a pawn shop and never gave another one away. In the late '20s, John Dopyera gave Sol Hoopii two prototype tricones, but I never heard they ended in a pawn shop. ... It's mentioned in deruyters thesis (above), it's not entirely clear where the info came from, but from context he might be attributing it to an interview with Mike Aldridge
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Post by lacerta on Nov 17, 2016 10:30:04 GMT
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Post by Michael Messer on Nov 17, 2016 11:51:15 GMT
Once they get the idea that it might have some provenance, they keep trying!
There is no evidence whatsoever that the 'Georgia' Tricone #1854 had any connection to Sol Hoopii, or his wife. It is just wishful thinking. Without some kind of proof/provenance, #1854 is a nice square-neck Tricone with a name engraved on the handrest. This detail makes it interesting, but not more valuable. There are quite a lot of Tricones with names, initials and dates engraved on them.
Shine On Michael
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2016 23:29:19 GMT
You're quite right to point this out MM, as myth apparently becomes the truth otherwise. And then where do you stop? It's the same as the Hendrix myth that he said Rory Gallagher was the best guitarist - some people swear they saw him say it on TV. These legends deserve the truth spoken about them (even if it's not always good). TT
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