Thank you, guys.
Kevin, I hope you find the catalog. That would answer many of my questions. Is this a one-off custom order or a production model?
Gary, No engraving on the tail, just loads of diamondlike shapes on the cover. The back and sides are finished in the same clear coat over mahogany as the top and neck. All one color light/medium brown wood. I recall seeing fancier fingerboard inlay on the later Jerry Douglas model dobro which also had the solid headstock as you describe.
This Dobro looks as new as the day it came out of the factory, and I'm afraid to touch it until I find out what it really is. What do you suppose something like this is worth today 20 years after manufacture? Any idea?
Has the original stock, type 60 black tolex hardshell case.
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