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New guitar weekend (x2).

I went to look at some guitars last weekend. I have been interested in picking up an older guitar and was also looking for a dobro for my son (who has been living in China for the past year). I attended a local guitar show in February and long story short, last weekend, I visited with one of the dealers from the show (who in addition to having an awesome Martin collection, had some nice older guitars and a Dobro for sale).  I ended up coming home with a 1933 Gibson L-OO and a mid-1970s Dobro.

The L-OO has had some work done to it (neck reset, bridge and pick guard replaced). It is the lightest guitar I have ever played and it is pretty loud for its size. I don't know if you can see it (second photo) -  it has a cantilevered fretboard. I thought McPherson invented that concept - but apparently, Gibson was making cantilevered fretboards in the 1930s. Greg Voros told me that L-OOs with elevated fretboards are pretty rare.

The Dobro will be a nice surprise for my son when he comes home this summer (I am counting on the fact that he doesn't read this forum). :)

By the way, the Dobro is about 10 times heavier than the Gibson.

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Wow, what a fun shopping trip!

The Gibson is absolutely gorgeous and in really good condition. You have a superb bit of history there, I bet she sounds lovely. Wow, what a great find!!

I like the look of the Dobro too, I bet your son will be really pleased with it!

Enjoy!???

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Well done, Dave. A friend of mine has a 1928 Gibson L-00 and whenever I get to play it I am reminded of how Gibson got its great reputation.

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Cool.  Congrats.

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Dave,

Really sweet looking instruments.  L-00's have always intrigued me, so congratulations on your find (I too believed McP's claim to originality on cantilevered fretboards).  Perhaps your and Barbera should work on a duet routine with vintage Gibby L-00s.  :D

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Very nice. Congratulations on the Gibson and the dobro, cool score. :)  

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wow , very nice .. great find and I am sure your son will be surprised! 

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What a nice find, Dave, and what a nice surprise this will be for your son. You two will enjoy the time with the guitars together.

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What a haul! Your son is  a lucky fellow with you as a dad. Congrats

 

Greg

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3 hours ago, gotto said:

What a haul! Your son is  a lucky fellow with you as a dad. Congrats

 

Greg

He was lucky to inherit musical talent from somewhere (he certainly didn't get it from me). :)

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Sweet!   I bet the tone is heavenly!  Enjoy...

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Congratulations!!!  Now there is a Gibson I don't have! :)

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Congrats on the new instruments!!! 

The L-OO is an amazing guitar!! The sound and tone are pure joy! 

I am sure you will really love playing that one!! :)

The dobro is cool! I'll bet your son will have some fun with that! 

 

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A quick update: My son and his wife (who have lived in China for the past year) made an all too brief visit to the U.S. last month. I surprised him with his new (used) Dobro - which he played a lot while he was home. My daughter in-law had expressed an interest in learning how to play the guitar and I surprised her with a nylon string Taylor. She was so excited that she immediately decided to take the guitar back to China with her (which was no small undertaking - they had a lot of luggage).

So the Taylor is now in Shanghai and the Dobro (which was too large and heavy to make the trip) awaits my son's next visit - which won't be until next summer. By the way, my daughter in-law had already learned to play Folsom Prison Blues before they left for China. ?

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Beautiful instruments and great stories. Thanks for sharing Dave!

Bill

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