Resonators!

My Johnson JM-998 biscuit (Mmmmmm cookies) bridge

 

Yep, heres mine

 

1988 OMI Dobro Duolian

Here's mine.

 

Setting the Neck

I have a cheapy Jay Turser electric resonator that I replaced the neck on, but there's still a HUGE gap at the lower frets compared to the 1st postion frets. How do I go about setting the action to be consistent and closer - but obviously a bit higher - to a standard electric setup??

 

National Vintage Steel Reso Rocket. Relatively new model, vintage steel is the name of the finish.



El Trovador. I love this guitar.

 

Regal Triolian w/biscuit bridge in open G: DGDGBD



Older Regal squareneck Dobro w/spider bridge in the other open G: GBDGBD

 

@stevieboy-Man, I love both of those-I have immense Tri-cone lust! What's the story on the El Trovador? Is that pickup setup stock from National, or ????.

 

The pickup setup is a National product called a hot plate. I think my El Trovador was at NAMM a year ago, then went to the dealer I bought it from. The hot plate was already installed, and didn't seem to cost any more than the El T's are without it, I lucked out. They are 400 bucks and fit most single cone Nationals and many others too with no modification to the guitar needed. Lollar tele pickup, electronics are all self contained. http://store.nationalguitars.com/hot-plate.aspx

Both those guitars are single cone, btw, biscuit bridge. The pattern on the sound holes on the reso rocket does make it look like the tricones. It's loud!

 

Thanks for the info, Steve. I'll look into it, maybe I'd play the Duolian more.

 

National demo video by Mike Dowling



Warning--way more talkin' than playin', which is too bad because he's a great player!

 

The Hot Plate is a very cool mod but you can easiely do it yourself and save lots of $$$.

that's what I did anyway.

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/acoustic-heaven/167981-electrify-my-resonator.html

 

I'm in, heres my Square neck Paul Beard Gold Tone I recently bought.

 

Here's the Republic and National O that reside in my living room.

Have to admit I'm jonsin' for another National...

 

The little one is mighty cute.
is that the Republic?

 

Why, yes, it is a Republic!

And thanks to J. Gravity Strings, it's quite playable.

 

I'd like a Pogreba, with a Nash hubcap plate, please.

 

This is my round neck Beard Gold Tone spider bridge, which I snagged for next to nothing due to a large ugly ding in the body (which I glued and covered in Gaffa tape ... call it a relic: )

 

I'm a Takamine nut, so I bought this:



I think Takamine made just a few of these, I think in the mid-'80s. I'm just starting to learn to play it. Having fun, but I wouldn't do it to an audience yet.

 

Here's my Beard Vintage R: