And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
It's a National, steel body. Dobros came after Dopera bros started building resonator guitars, but out of wood. The resonator remains unchanged from original design.
this looks more like it. story: out of high school, became ill with "blood poisoning" (?) in lower legs, put him 1-2 years off a contract with the Cinci Reds farm system. bought the guitar for something to do in the interim. then played three years Welch WV Miners, Williamston, NC Martins, Durham Bulls.
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Nut is nut tall enough to make the action deep enough for a Dobro.
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ReplyDeleteNational Doulin, similar, but different.
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ReplyDeleteIt's a National, steel body. Dobros came after Dopera bros started building resonator guitars, but out of wood. The resonator remains unchanged from original design.
ReplyDeletewe had one, my dad's, from c.1934 with a tropical scene "frosted" on the back. I can see him throwing it in the trash c.1970.
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oops, the guitar
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got the set list taped to the side of the body...hehehe
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