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Found this in the case of an old fender lap steel that I bought. Is this a Dobro bar or what ? Thanks.

It is an old tone bar. I have a couple of them. they could be found in music stores up into the fifties.

Does anyone use them?

Not really. They were normally considered "student" bars as far as I can tell.

I see lots of these offered on eBay, for what it's worth. Unless you're a bar collector, it's only of historical interest.

Bobby Koepfer still uses one. His style is unorthodox to say the least, but I love to listen to him.

I love "Flatties" ... I used one at about half of my HSGA / Joliet visits ...

Very fun ... I coat the playing surface with an acrylic coating ... Very quiet

I remember Duke Ching saying ... "You know they make round bars now"

Here's Roland Peachy doing some serious damage in 1938 with one ...

Roland Peachy

Wow! My first exposure to Roland Peachy, and his name could not be more fitting. Absolutely love it. Rick, got any more ready examples of Mr. Peachy's playing?
Thanks a lot,
Mark

Mark Smalley wrote:more ready examples of Mr. Peachy's playing?

Do a search for roland peachy, and again in the old forum, for plenty on our old friend Roland.

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Here's mine ... I like the diamond grip ones the best ...

Michael Allen Lee

thanks a lot for taking time to post the reference material for the vintage bars.

I enjoy looking for them at Flea Markets and antique stores.

Unfortunately most the boys on Ebay seem to feel that they are made of gold and price them accordingly out of my reach


mike

Rick,
Someday in the future, an archeologist will find your collection and be totally befuddled. That won't stop a couple of academics from publishing papers defending the viewpoint that these were used for hand-to-hand combat purposes during the mid-20th century...

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Thanks for sharing your collection of cool stuff.
I see you have a "flattie" like mine. It has a diamond with a "B" in the middle. Do you know what the "B" stood for ?

Thanks........

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Thanks for the great posts. The Roland Peachey clip was awesome.
I checked out the the Ric horseshoes on that triple neck. BTW, to me, It doesn't appear to be the bar that is as critical as it is the hand weilding it.....