I am building a resophonic square neck guitar and want it to have the more nasal, compressed tone of the original Dobros. I have the sides bent and a sound well, and was planning on using 1/4" baltic birch for the top and back but 1/4" seems like it might be a bit to thick. Does anyone have any experience they would like to share. Thank you.
Gary Meixner
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Hi Gary,
3/16 for the top and 1/8 for the back if using dimensions available in plywood . I have not found 3/16 Baltic Birch, but it is probably out there. !/4 would work for the top, but you would need some tall binding, if you plan on binding the instrument.
Email me if you have some questions along the way.
Todd
3/16 for the top and 1/8 for the back if using dimensions available in plywood . I have not found 3/16 Baltic Birch, but it is probably out there. !/4 would work for the top, but you would need some tall binding, if you plan on binding the instrument.
Email me if you have some questions along the way.
Todd
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Todd,
Thanks for the info. I haven't found 3/16" baltic birch either but 4mm Okoume marine ply is pretty close. There are probably some other options as well. I could also use 1/8" for the top and veneer it both front and back with something fancy to get 3/16". By the way I play my Clinesmith Joaquin model almost every day and could not be happier. I hope to order an aluminum model in the near future. You are the best.
Gary
Thanks for the info. I haven't found 3/16" baltic birch either but 4mm Okoume marine ply is pretty close. There are probably some other options as well. I could also use 1/8" for the top and veneer it both front and back with something fancy to get 3/16". By the way I play my Clinesmith Joaquin model almost every day and could not be happier. I hope to order an aluminum model in the near future. You are the best.
Gary
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Quarterman makes a lug cone now for sale at Elderly,sLee Holliday wrote:Also lets not forget the cone as this is where the heart is.
If you can get a lug cone that should take you into the old school territory.
Lee
https://www.elderly.com/accessories/ins ... o-cone.htm
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The lugs are not what gave the old cone the sound. It was the stamping that achieved that.
The Quarterman lug cone is a replacement cone for those short spider Dobros, that want a modern sounding spun cone.
If you can find an old stamped cone, that would do it. I love the sound of prewar resonator guitars. I had an old Regal made Nioma brand square neck that had a sweet high end. Though the bass end was lacking, as most do.
The Quarterman lug cone is a replacement cone for those short spider Dobros, that want a modern sounding spun cone.
If you can find an old stamped cone, that would do it. I love the sound of prewar resonator guitars. I had an old Regal made Nioma brand square neck that had a sweet high end. Though the bass end was lacking, as most do.