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Post by thebluesbear( al) on Mar 30, 2009 14:05:04 GMT
Hi
Today i was reading bob brosnans book about nationals and then was thinking
what about dobros?
Can anyone think of a similar type publication that would describe dobros in a similar way
al
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Post by Michael Messer on Mar 31, 2009 9:33:04 GMT
A few years ago a Dobro book was written and 'almost' published, but due to some business-related problems, the book was never published. (I should have said....'due to business-related problems, the book was shelved!!!!).
Bob Brozman's book is an excellent text book type of document. Sadly it is now over twenty years old and many new discoveries have been made since then. It was also designed and put together without a computer, so a lot has changed since it was written.
Shine On Michael.
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Post by maxxengland on Mar 31, 2009 11:39:14 GMT
Bob Brozman's book is an excellent text book type of document. Sadly it is now over twenty years old and many new discoveries have been made since then. It was also designed and put together without a computer, so a lot has changed since it was written. Shine On Michael. A lot has changed? There aren't more notes than the 12 I already know, are there?
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Post by Michael Messer on Mar 31, 2009 12:36:39 GMT
Quite a few important instruments, serial numbers, documents and a general understanding of how the National company worked and built instruments, have turned up in those 20 years.
Shine On Michael.
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Post by maxxengland on Mar 31, 2009 15:26:48 GMT
Well that's all right then, it took me long enough to get used to an octave having 12 notes in it.
I tried a pair of 1927 Nationals last year. Couldn't play a bum note on either one, and I'm usually pretty good at it.
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Post by Colin McCubbin on Apr 1, 2009 2:21:30 GMT
As Michael says, Centerstream publications, who published Brozman's book also had a Dobro book nearly in print. It never saw light of day due to a falling out between the author and publisher.
We have been exchanging email with those involved, trying for years to get our hands on a copy, or for that matter to get the issues resolved, but so far it seems that the egos involved are to big, (or too fragile) for the matter to be resolved.
I've also heard rumors of a 'fiddle edge' specific Dobro book, off and on over the years, but it too seems to have been just a pipe dream.
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Post by Colin McCubbin on Apr 1, 2009 2:24:26 GMT
A lot has changed? There aren't more notes than the 12 I already know, are there? Depends on where the 12th fret is located, some very odd scales exist on Nationals, especially the Chicago built ones with 'misfretted' fingerboards...
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Post by steverino on Apr 1, 2009 17:28:33 GMT
Recently I obtained a copy of the Dobroist's Scrapbook from the source below. It is a compilation of articles from Beverly King's Resophonic Echoes magazine. Though dated, it offers about ninety pages of history, catalog reprints, profiles of performers, setup tips and other useful information. www.steelguitarzone.com/Dobroists_Scrapbook.htm
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