Request history re: 1950s Danelectro baritone guitar please!

Hi folks,

Some years ago, I had a fascinating private conversation on this forum with someone who was quite knowledgeable with regards to the history of the "invention" of the baritone guitar in Nashville during the mid 1950s.

My understanding is that while Harold Bradley is the player who popularized the tic-tac bass sound, the actual request to Danelectro to build this guitar was by the then president of the Musician's Union who was trying to get more work for his bass players. (Two players per session, versus one.)

This is my vague recollection of the conversation. Could anyone who has factual information kindly correct me / chime in?

(The reason I had the conversation in the first place is because my main guitar is an old 1956 copper Dano UB-2 which I've played with my band for 15 years, and we're currently updating the "history" section of our instruments, and I'd like to "get it right.")

Thank you in advance!

Cheers

Bump because I'd very much like to know the history as well.

Bump, just in case! Here's my understanding of the story, corrections and input more than welcome!

http://trocadero.net/instruments/dano/

Thank you!

This has little to do with anything, but I found it amuzing. One night I saw David Lindley and El Rayo-X. Jackson Browne sat in on the encore playing a Dano baritone doing a reggae version of "Doctor My Eyes."

Carry on...

This has little to do with anything, but I found it amuzing. One night I saw David Lindley and El Rayo-X. Jackson Browne sat in on the encore playing a Dano baritone doing a reggae version of "Doctor My Eyes."

Carry on...

I like it! And if we're going with semi-sequiturs, I saw Jackson Browne play at a benefit in Santa Fe, NM, and his bass player was playing a dolphin headstock Dano hehe