Dobro value?
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Dobro value?
Greetings non-pedal guys and gals,
Thanks for the help figuring out the age of this dobro, I would like a few suggestions on value, as I have had an ad for a week in Buy and Sell, with no interest!
Do I need to change my asking price (now $875), or is that a fair price for it?
Here is a link to lots of photos:
https://picasaweb.google.com/1025291620 ... IDobro1986
Thanks for the help,
Mike
Thanks for the help figuring out the age of this dobro, I would like a few suggestions on value, as I have had an ad for a week in Buy and Sell, with no interest!
Do I need to change my asking price (now $875), or is that a fair price for it?
Here is a link to lots of photos:
https://picasaweb.google.com/1025291620 ... IDobro1986
Thanks for the help,
Mike
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OMI serial number
Based upon the number, it would be a 1986 vintage, although it's the first time I've seen a 5 digit production number.
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That is what is confusing me also.Jack Stepick wrote:Based upon the number, it would be a 1986 vintage, although it's the first time I've seen a 5 digit production number.
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I can't imagine OMI Dobro producing over 30,000 instruments in a year. Perhaps it was just an oversight or mistake by one of the workers who wasn't paying attention.
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If you go to Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars on Google Books and scroll up one page, there is a clarification to this listing that may be helpful.
I'd like to see additional photos of the instrument you're trying to date.
It's most likely that is a 1986 model - Dobro® serial numbers can be notoriously inaccurate.
I'd like to see additional photos of the instrument you're trying to date.
It's most likely that is a 1986 model - Dobro® serial numbers can be notoriously inaccurate.
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Here are a couple, hope they help. Thanks for the info!
Here are a couple, hope they help. Thanks for the info!
You'll find my name as one of the sources of the Dobro info in Gruhn's Guide, and I can tell you I've never before seen five digits in the center of a 1980s OMI serial number. But there's a first time for everything, and that goes double for Dobros. What I can offer you is this group of quotations on the subject of Dobro serial numbers in general:
"Neighbor, you can't go by that." - Josh Graves
"That's one swamp I never cared to enter." - Tut Taylor
"The hell with it. Just put any number you want to on it." - Ed Dopera
"Neighbor, you can't go by that." - Josh Graves
"That's one swamp I never cared to enter." - Tut Taylor
"The hell with it. Just put any number you want to on it." - Ed Dopera
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OMI Dobro
Just to clarify the 1974-1979 OMI number system, the body type, either D, B, or M is not listed at the far right, but the far left, and the last digit of the year is at the far right. (Based upon all the examples I've seen)
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Re: Dobro value?
That's a very fair price for that Dobro.Mike DiAlesandro wrote:Greetings non-pedal guys and gals,
Thanks for the help figuring out the age of this dobro, I would like a few suggestions on value, as I have had an ad for a week in Buy and Sell, with no interest!
Do I need to change my asking price (now $875), or is that a fair price for it?
Here is a link to lots of photos:
https://picasaweb.google.com/1025291620 ... IDobro1986
Thanks for the help,
Mike
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Into days world you may get that price. It could be a little higher or lower. You might want to look around the web and check prices for a guitar like yours. The fact that it came from the brothers last musical venture should help. There are many people that many may want a modern reso. rather than your guitar. The mod.60 was my first and it was like a pot of gold back in 1976. I loved the guitar. I wish you the very best. I hope it sells with ease.
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