Episode 12: Someone Tossed This Old Resonator Guitar In The Trash....Let's Try To Save It!
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- Опубликовано: 8 апр 2023
- This old Dobro was tossed in the trash by someone and was seen on the curb in a heap of junk. Let's repair it and see how it works...
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Very nice work my friend. The beautiful sound it makes, it's magical 👌👌👌💯💯💯👏👏👏
Very kind.
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..Kind of relaxing to watch, ..sort of like Mr. Rogers for adults.
What a beautiful piece, nice work !!!
Thanks! I’ve since re worked the bridge and a few other kinks. Sounds and plays nicely now.
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It looks amazing man and sounds nice.
Thanks and thanks for watching!
Nice job. Looks great!
Thanks!
That is a beautiful project what a gift from your sister. Can’t wait to see how you did with her. What ever name your sister has that’s what I’d name the resonator. Use a tack cloth once you sand it, no Orange peal. Dry it 48 hrs. WOW that’s beautiful with the metal on it. Hearing you play it oh my what a gift an a nice sister you have. Once in dumpster to now 2500.00 + lucky you
Thanks. Great idea naming it after my sister.....I didn't think about that!
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Bad ass. Cool old resonator. Looks sharp. Always wanted one I got an electric Hope I can find a 6 string like that Sounds great. v nice work!
Thanks! I didn’t know much about these, but wanted to see if it could be saved without breaking the bank. I’ve since put a more proper sized bridge in it and it plays great. Thanks for watching!
Yes trashed guitars can be a good find and yours will be great after some minor adjustments. I also use trashed/dumpster guitars for practicing different repair techniques on before I risk touching my high value instruments. My greatest challenge to date was straightening a classical guitar neck, which has no truss rod to adjust. Not having the fancy neck heaters that custom repair shops use, I improvised. With strings removed I used straps, block wood, and wedges to gently tension the neck how I wanted it to move. Wrapped the neck with black plastic, lightly covered the body with a white cloth towel to protect it. Then put the guitar in the cab of my pick-up on a hot sunny day so the neck could bake. Took it out in the cool of the evening and check my progress. Made some adjustments to the straps and wedges, re-wrapped the neck plastic, put it back in the truck for another day. After doing this three times I achieved success, the neck was straight and playable again. It's now seven years later and the guitar is still playable, no further adjustment has been needed. And I know I can safely use this technique again in the future, if any of my guitars need special neck TLC.
clever! Excellent idea for learning what can work with minimal risk. Thanks for watching!
Nice work, and a worthwhile project. You didn't mention the neck and possible truss rod adjustment. It's far easier to put a little relief in the neck by adjusting the truss rod that by removing the strings, sanding the bridge, and replacing the strings! If you look at a normal guitar bridge the saddles are not directly perpendicular to the neck. The intonation is adjusted by moving the saddles slightly. Usually the higher strings saddles are a little closer to the nut. I usually rotate my resonator bridges slightly counter-clockwise, to get those higher strings a little shorter. Again though, good work and congratulations on saving a guitar!
Thanks for the kind words. I did check the neck with a straight edge and it was amazingly spot on and I knew I cut the bridge way short. I zeroed the bridge as a starting point to intonate. I'm an electric guitar player and they all have Floyds and once intonated using the saddles, they stay that way incredibly well. I didn't dive deep into it because this isn't a guitar channel, it's about antiques and saving things from landfills and I didn't want to scare viewers off from attempting to save something cool they found by making it sound too difficult. Thanks for the comment and for watching!
Higher string saddles are closer to the nut? Really? If you mean higher physically on the guitar in playing position that's true; but "higher strings" to me mean the thinner strings, higher musically, not the thicker ones. And the unwound strings are always bridged further away from the nut than the wound ones.
@@edeledeledel5490 What he said makes perfect sense to the viewer because he is talking about the action and the strings being too low. Why would he use a term that would make no sense to the rest of the viewers?
guitarists@@theburkett67 I thought he was trying to educate guitarists, not people without guitars. Doesn't make sense to this viewer, because I'm a musician, and "higher" means a higher frequency. If he said "top", it might be a bit better, but not much.
@@edeledeledel5490 It was talked about in the video that this is not a guitar channel, he is a Trader. I don't think he was trying to educate anyone either, he just took us along for the ride, while fixing that resonator up. You even said~ "If you mean higher physically on the guitar in playing position that's true;" So you understood anyway.
Mice wprk. I've always played an old Gbson Hummingbird I bought new in 1963 and have loved it. That being said, I was in a pawn shop a few years ago and they had an old Regal. I picked it up and after just a little picking I fell in love with it, but , foolishly didn't buy it. I kick myself often for leaving it behind in that pawn shop. *Sigh*
Oh man…….the one that got away! It’s weird how that can haunt you. Hummingbird’s have such a rich tone. You’re a lucky person to own one! Thanks for watching!
They usually use a taller nut to keep the strings off the frets
I read this on the internet, the purpose of the tension screw is to couple the spider bridge to the cone. To achieve the proper amount of tension, string the resonator guitar and bring it up to pitch. I hope this helps. I've never had a resonator guitar, so I'm not up on all the tech.
I had my spider too tight, and it killed the tone. Also, I found like someone else here, that lighter-guage strings sound more 'Dobroish', although normally heavier strings have better tone and feel for slide guitar. Good video!
That's very good to know. Thanks@@FlipDahlenburg
COOL. Life. YOUVE. GOT.
That’s a very nice thing to say! I’m betting yours is cool too. Thanks for watching.
I think most of that dobro tone comes from the tuning, and the rest comes from the slide, and finally the contraption. Somebody gave me an old arch top kay guitar and I couldn’t get the neck playable so I just put a nut extender on it and played it like a dobro and I love it. I’ve got a fender dobro, but I actually love my K a little better because it’s so old and it’s got a solid top.
I agree there are a lot of ingredients at work here.
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Looks like you were using a very Light Gauge Electric Guitar string set which actually produces a sound that's a bit more Vocal. I found out that w/ Lighter gauge strings on resonator guitar, I find that stringing them below the tailpiece lip helps improve the break angle over the bridge.
You have a good eye. They were light. I really only play electrics so 9-42 is what I string up most of mine unless it's a drop tuning and then I'll go to 10's. I used a barely used 10 on the resonator and the rest were a new pack of the 9-42 size. The slightly taller bridge made all the problems go away. I think I might fool around with electrifying it, otherwise it's as far as I'm taking it. Thanks for watching!
Agree about the lighter-gauge strings; my Dobro sounds much more like a Dobro with lighter strings on it, to my surprise. I get it now, you don't want to stifle the resonator with heavy strings!
@@FlipDahlenburg Yeah Heavy Gauge strings would be way too overkill, you wanna bump those gauges down. However if you're playing slide, you can use a magnesium slide.
That's 3 ply binding!!! best part of the deal for cosmetics.
agree!
I have a dobro and it has a guitar neck....I have seen others like that. A friend of mine use to play slide one with the square neck ...but I think these days they are all dobros to me :p I might try loosening the truss rod and let it hang to give it some relief....is the nut too low? thanks :)
Thats something i love doing. Old things, no one cares about and give it new life. Had a break in and vandalism recently. Where someone crashed a new off brand Telecaster on the floor. It destroyed the neck pocket & was too bad to fix. But you did a nice job here. What grit did you use on the clear? If you can fret it like a guitar, its simply called a resonator or tri cone resonator.
First off, how horrible to be broken into. If that’s not bad enough, they had to bust up something you love. That’s pretty low. Sorry. Your question about the sandpaper…..if you’re talking about the final sand on the clear…. It’s been awhile since I made this video and am thinking it was either 1500 or 1800. Hopefully you can make some sort of Tele from anything you can salvage and maybe using a donor that’s missing what you have.
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What auction site do you usually sell items on in case I want to buy something from you, thanks.
nice
Thanks
Dobro make roundneck and squareneck guitars. The squarenecks are for lapsteel type playing. The name 'Dobro' just kinda stuck for resonators like 'Hoover' stuck for vacuum cleaners.
Dobros are usually wood bodied, Nationals are usually metal bodied but they are all "resonators", or "resophonics".
@@fractuss Hi there bro - sure National make more Steel than Wood bodied - but their wood bodied models are beautiful - peace!
It's important to get a neck gauge and a fret gauge and you may end up having to level the Frets with the required sanders which might help with the Frets touching the strings. If you didn't the wood on the neck could be cleaned and then it should be conditioned so the wood doesn't dry out. Otherwise you did a great job and I wish I could find one.
I really cut the bridge too short at the time of this video(first try) and the strings were nearly laying on the frets. I've since reworked that with a slightly taller bridge, played with the intonation and adjusted the resonator grille to stop the buzzing. Plays great now. Thanks for watching!
Yeah w/ lighter gauge strings we need to raise the height of that bridge.
I have an old Regal reso pretty much like this but its a lot older, in fact its ancient & looks it too !! This rebuild has inspired me to try the same, new cone & spider, tailpiece, mesh ports, tuners, etc. The neck is V-shaped profile & I wonder is this original or has someone done this at a later stage. There are no serial nos on the headstock & no other identifying nos either but I'm very sure its an original California or Chicago model from the very early '30s. Where do I start getting the bits'n'bobs from ?
I say Jump In! Saving old stuff from landfills and giving it another life is good for all of us. I found the bulk of what I got for mine in one purchase on Amazon. I paid about $50, but I see now it’s about $60. I got a few extra bridges for maybe $10 and the screws and paint from Lowe’s. really pay attention to the diameter of the cone opening. I had to open mine up a fraction. I just sanded it a little bit and it dropped in. I may do a follow up video on electrifying mine and getting the string height and intonation closer. Thanks for the comment.
My resonator is setup for playing slide, so it's action is a little high. I have a piezo with e 3 band EQ in mine, as it's a 2022 model.
Was the Piezo built in or did you add it? I'm open to recommendations for adding a pickup.
@@glaciertradingco It came with it preinstalled. You can get a Fishman piezo with a preamp on e-bay for under $20.00
a resonator guitar. they dont sound bizar at all. They have a unique sound of their own, came about when amplifiers weren't available.
Sounds like the screw in the “ashtray” is a little to tight.
You'll get more bottom end and the bussing Goes away.
Yep. I changed out the bridge and made adjustments to intonate and de buzz it. Really made a huge difference.
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Is there any guitars or musical equipment at the estate sale/auction?
There weren’t any instruments in that sale. I find them occasionally when attending estate sales. I try to buy them whenever it makes sense. Thanks for watching!
This is also known as a dough bro I do believe.
Hi Mr. Gacier don't get a higher bridge sand the Frets so you'll have better string action... But, have a pro do it...
The string action was way too low. Lower than any of my electrics. It could benefit from a re fret job, but I'll never play it enough to justify the cost. I put a slightly taller bridge and it ironed it right out. It sounds way better. Thanks for the comment!
Nice!!! I thought the bridge was supposed to be at a slight angle for intonation? And could you have put a BISCUIT BRIDGE in here instead of the 'spider' bridge? Hmmmmm. How big around is the spider?
You're right about the bridge being angled, but only to get it where it needs to be to achieve intonation. It made sense to me to start at a zero angle and make small moves toward intonation, which for this one, was only a fractional move. Working great now.
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Glad to hear you are not going to paint over the bindings ,. That would be Cheesy.
Absolutely! Thanks for watching.
I personally think bindings are cheesey, I'd rather see a finished edge.
Some Martin's are that way and look fantastic
There’s differents Sqare neck and round neck
remove the cover on the headstock and loosen the nut slowly. you don't want the neck flat. just a bit of a valley.
I did that when I first got it, before starting any of this expecting it to be totally junked. It had the slightest curve in the right direction, but the nut was totally backed off so not much left to do. I figured the strings would pull it more, but they didn’t. I didn’t go in depth because this isn’t a guitar specific channel, just me finding and selling old stuff and reusing what makes sense to. Thanks for the comment!
The Dobro was originally a guitar manufacturing company founded by the Dopyera brothers and is now a Gibson trademark. Your guitar is a resonator with a regular guitar neck and they make a square neck resonator designed to be played like a steel guitar.
I didn't know that about the where name stemmed from. Thanks for watching!