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Post by lacerta on Nov 18, 2019 18:13:09 GMT
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Post by pete1951 on Nov 18, 2019 18:29:55 GMT
The m/heads (well the bass side) look 1930s . The shape has a Brazilian feel and the c/plate could be from anywhere.
This does not look like a ‘one off’, there must have been tooling made for the tail and cover , someone must have seen one before?
Or some other guitars with the Dobro/National influenced tail.
Pete
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Post by Neal on Nov 19, 2019 2:32:17 GMT
Fretboard binding, nicely shaped fretboard end, cool case...looks either excellent or cheap in a knock-off sort of way. I’d be torn. At least until someone here makes better observations..
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Post by leeophonic on Nov 19, 2019 6:48:39 GMT
Nice Looking guitar.
If it were a custom Dobro (USA) the coverplate Lyres would/should have better represented the Dobro Logo. It may well be a nice guitar but I think you may be barking up the wrong tree if you think there is more than a nod of the hat to the Doprea,s, that said some European Dobros are made to a higher standard than there American cousins.
Lee
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Post by Brad Bechtel on Nov 20, 2019 14:19:53 GMT
That cover plate is certainly unique - I don’t recall seeing one like that before. The nut appears to be scalloped. The back seam appears to be separating.
I’ll try sharing this link to see if anyone else has more information or ideas.
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Post by sturzi on Mar 23, 2020 11:24:59 GMT
Hello everybody
I've been following your contributions for years. What a pleasure to read in it. Sorry, but I do not speak English well (I'm from Switzerland). Therefore I write the request on 'deepl.com'.
I (56) bought the 'Mark Knopfler' Resonator Guitar (MK) six years ago in a spontaneous way.
After marvelling at it for about a year - and I still do - I said to myself: One day I will play music on it. Now five years have passed, I taught myself to play it (I use a 'Gretsch Honey Dipper' as a replacement for the MK) and learned a lot. And again and again I am drawn back to the sounds of resonator guitars. But it is still too little for the MK. I'll keep at it.
To this post:Promptly I had the luck and could buy this guitar. Hard to believe, it was still available. A toast to my existing spontaneity.
How it sounds? In my ears it sounds good. You can't play it too harshly. But I like the tonality. A real "Grande Dame".
To the question: Do any of you have more information about the guitar in the meantime? It effectively came from Russia. With the purchase everything worked out perfectly. But the seller cannot give me any information about the history of this guitar.
As long as you find answers. Then I thank you very much for your work.
All the best to you all
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Post by Pickers Ditch on Mar 23, 2020 12:47:25 GMT
Sturzi, can you post some pictures, please?
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Post by sturzi on Mar 24, 2020 10:45:36 GMT
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Post by Pickers Ditch on Mar 24, 2020 10:59:19 GMT
Sorry Sturzi, my fault, I thought you were talking about a Mark Knopfler type Style '0' that you had.
Stay safe,
PD
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Post by Bottleneck John on Apr 5, 2020 6:23:19 GMT
I once had a Masterbuilt archtop guitar, made in Germany 1930's something.
Great guitar, maybe this reso is from the same company?
There was resonators built in Germany at that time apparently.
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Post by Michael Messer on Apr 5, 2020 8:18:05 GMT
I once had a Masterbuilt archtop guitar, made in Germany 1930's something. Great guitar, maybe this reso is from the same company? There was resonators built in Germany at that time apparently. Are these what you mean?    If anything can get resonator freaks talking, it's these guitars! Shine On Michael    |
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Post by Pickers Ditch on Apr 5, 2020 8:34:45 GMT
Fascinating!
Does it still exist, Michael?
Do you know anything about its construction, cones and all that stuff we chunter on about?
Are those decorations Germanic or Indian?
Is it actually a guitar made and decorated in India?
....and I wonder what would happen if you strolled out on stage clutching one of those resonators today?
I'm not being political here - I'm just interested as I was totally unaware until a couple of minutes ago.
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Post by Bottleneck John on Apr 5, 2020 9:03:30 GMT
Indeed, that lady with guitar I've seen before, that's the one i was thinking of. The Swastika one has gone under my reso-radar so far, what is that thing?!  Germany made or a National modified? I once had a Masterbuilt archtop guitar, made in Germany 1930's something. Great guitar, maybe this reso is from the same company? There was resonators built in Germany at that time apparently. Are these what you mean? If anything can get resonator freaks talking, it's these guitars! Shine On Michael View AttachmentView AttachmentView Attachment |
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Post by pete1951 on Apr 5, 2020 14:54:45 GMT
There are stories about Hitler wanting a ‘ people’s guitar’ just as the Volkswagen was the ‘people’s car’ . There maybe an old thread somewhere here? I seem to remember that a faux reso was the one he wanted.
Pete
The Masterbuild could be an example?
The second looks like a National cover on a non-National guitar, interesting but unpleasant.
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Post by bonzo on Apr 5, 2020 15:01:51 GMT
WOW! Hitler and resonator guitars!
That's something I never imagined I'd be reading about when I woke up this morning!
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