Nathon I was just searching through a bunch of unlikely places lookin for a 1mm allen key when I stumbled upon a set of ebony top bridge inserts that I got ...
Cheers Lennie. Appreciate that. Sent by e-mail this morning. Thanks. Nathon. ... a 1mm ... that I got ... welcome to ... Behalf Of ... will be ... them from ...
Hi.Does anyone know anything about converting a dobro from right to left handed? The one i currently have is a cheapo 'Encore' I've had about 14 years and I...
Don't mess with the bridges inserts on the Wechters. The ebonex makes all the difference on these guitars. ... -- When the student is ready, the master...
Liam Rogers
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Nov 5, 2008 1:19 am
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Well thanks Liam,that tells me what NOT to do.Does that mean it can't be done by anyone other than the manufacturer? Kieron C. ... ...
well it occurs to me that the simple thing to do would be to take the cone/spider assembly out and rotate it 180 degree? Would that work? ... -- When the...
Liam Rogers
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Nov 5, 2008 1:38 am
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Yes that seems a good solution.However,as that would involve loosening the spider it may cause problems getting the correct tension again. Well worth...
Wouldn't it possible to rotate the whole cone/spider assembly rather than just the spider? ... -- When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Buddhist...
Liam Rogers
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Nov 5, 2008 1:50 am
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Yes another good plan,I personally don't see why not,but having very little experience of what's inside there may be unforseen probs.If I find the right...
Where do you live? I am sure you can find someone who could help with it. ... -- When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Buddhist Proverb [Non-text...
Liam Rogers
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Nov 5, 2008 1:59 am
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I'm in Wiltshire and as yet I haven't come across anyone who knows anything about them.This group seemed a good place to start :) K.C. ... with it. ... Rogers"...
The easiest way would be to change the saddles and nut. They're easy enough to get hold of from the US. If you just turn the cone/spider assembly around the...
Thanks Martin. I realise the problem with the nut as I've played regular guitar left handed for many years and have simply changed the strings round and also...
Having just found this pic it occurs to me that it looks a simple matter to just remove the cover plate and take out and reverse the bridge inserts without...
Hi Paul Beard has a very good vid called Dobro set up & maintenance, which goes through these issues in a way which is very reassuring and esay to follow. I ...
Bridge inserts are often glued in. ... -- When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Buddhist Proverb [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Liam Rogers
rogers.uk@...
Nov 5, 2008 6:25 pm
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Thanks for sending those inserts through Lennie. Unfortunately they are the wrong size for my Model R so I assume they were for another model? Still no...
You should try and get through to Glasgow and see Dave, I'm not sure when he gets back from OZ but it will be before christmas  Thanks for sending those...
I'll have to Lennie because I'm completely demoralised by the whole thing. Desperate to play the instrument but, when I sit down with it, it's just pure...
Dear all the wizard is back....from Oz ...geddit!! Nathan if you want to come up call me and lets set something up. At worst I can lend you my spare dobro! ...
Taking things in a methodical manner, to try to resolve this personal nightmare, I have some questions about the machine heads on my Paul Beard Model R. 1)...
I have, what I believe is a McIntyre Fly pickup installed (by Janet Davis Music) in my dobro. This is, basically, a very thin, almost flat, oval shape, rather...
Nathon, Most tuners tend to have this mechanical methodology. Don't let it worry you over much, unless your tuners aren't holding the strings in tune. The...
Nathon, i don't think any pickup should be attached to the cone...are you sure it's not called a "Feather"?? I've got the previous model on my dobro and it's...
Nathon - are you a member of reso-nation? There are dobro luthiers and set up experts on there who could give advice. There is now a subscription fee, but I...
Liam Rogers
rogers.uk@...
Nov 12, 2008 2:01 pm
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That last email was incomplete - dunno why it sent all of a sudden. I was just going to say The resoguit list a great resource, it has been very quiet recently...
Liam Rogers
rogers.uk@...
Nov 12, 2008 2:02 pm
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Hello reso folks, I was wondering if the reso-nation.org community (mentioned in a recent post here) deals exclusively with dobros, spider-bridge guitars and...
Resonation primarily is for spider bridge squarenecks. THE place to go for discussion on Nationals is guitarseminars.com/gs Fantastic information. Bob Brozman...
Nathon, after speaking with Lennie, he tells me that the feather is attached to the cone....well well well. You going to come up to Glasgow?? Dave David Currie...
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