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Topic: Help identifying this resonator |
Steve Wilson
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Morgan Hill, California, USA
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Posted 18 Feb 2023 9:36 am |
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I was visiting a friend yesterday and he showed me this old round neck resonator he got many years ago. He ask me to help determine make and year. I could find no markings on it whatsoever. My first guess was a Regal, but not really sure. Can anyone help me identify it? [/img] |
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Howard Parker
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Maryland
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Posted 18 Feb 2023 11:32 am
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Check for an actual cone in the guitar. That'll be a first clue.
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Steve Wilson
From:
Morgan Hill, California, USA
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Posted 18 Feb 2023 1:16 pm
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Hi Howard,
Yes, I have seen a few with a faux or no resonator, but this guitar does have one. Also a spider bridge configuration. |
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Howard Parker
From:
Maryland
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Posted 18 Feb 2023 1:23 pm
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Tough to tell without better photos but a guess would be a Regal Mod 19. Can't tell if that's a 12 fret or 14 fret neck.
So..That's my guess.
h |
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Glenn Wilde
From:
California, USA
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Posted 18 Feb 2023 4:06 pm
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Yep, I agree with Howard, model 19. Sometimes you'll see that one named Angelus, it's from the mid '30s.
Cool guitar, looks like it's in good shape.
https://youtu.be/T6YCpEQZ21o |
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Steve Wilson
From:
Morgan Hill, California, USA
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Posted 18 Feb 2023 7:11 pm
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| Thanks guys! I’ll pass along the info. Howard, it joins the body at the 12th fret. Did regal make unbranded guitars, or did the logo on this just go missing? |
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Noah Miller
From:
Rocky Hill, CT
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Posted 19 Feb 2023 3:22 am
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| There are a lot of Regal- and Dobro-built resonators out there with no identifying marks. Sometimes you can see where a decal flaked off, but often they just left the factory with nothing on the headstock. |
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Steve Wilson
From:
Morgan Hill, California, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2023 7:05 am
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| Thanks, Noah! |
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Glenn Wilde
From:
California, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2023 8:48 am
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| Replacement decals for Dobro and Regal are available on eBay and Etsy if you're friend wants one, either one would look right at home on it. |
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Steve Wilson
From:
Morgan Hill, California, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2023 9:12 am
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Thanks, Glenn
I will definitely let him know. |
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Willis Vanderberg
From:
Petoskey Mi
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Posted 19 Feb 2023 10:17 am
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| The separation of the round hole at each end of the f would indicate a Regal- 19 DoBro from the nineteen thirties as does the resonator. |
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Steve Wilson
From:
Morgan Hill, California, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2023 4:37 pm
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| Thank you, Willis. I appreciate the info! |
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