John E. Dopyera

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K Maul
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John E. Dopyera

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John E. Dopyera,85,son of John Dopyera and nephew to Emil and Rudy,who invented the Tri-cone,Biscuit cone and Spider-bridge resonators for the National Guitar and Dobro companies,died 11-12-2014 in Ithaca NY,which was his home for the last 10+ years. We were friends and John used to come see me play whenever he could when I passed through that area. He was a retired psychologist. We had some great talks about the instrument and his Dad and Uncles.
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Ron Simpson
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Sorry to hear of the family's loss. John Sr., along with Emil and Rudy certainly created a wonderful legacy among Tricone. and Dobro users.
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Steve Schell
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Post by Steve Schell »

Thank you for sharing the sad news, K Maul. I cherish my phone conversations with this fine gentleman in which he generously shared family history and events as he recalled them firsthand. Godspeed, Mr. Dopyera!*

*He explained the pronunciation as resembling dough located on a pier, plus "Ah".
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