![]() ![]() In this arms race for more volume and presence, guitar makers began building larger and larger instruments and experimenting with different construction concepts, like new bracing systems and mechanical amplification. As the 20th century began to ramp up, several American makers began fundamentally changing the guitar to meet the needs of the players who wanted to be heard on a bandstand, juke joint, or busy downtown sidewalk. This resulted in the guitar being transformed from the refined, delicate instrument still tied to a European model to one more stereotypically American-big and loud. As the relatively quiet and small-bodied guitars of the 19th century left the small, genteel parlors of homes for larger public spaces, they needed to become louder to accompany violin, piano, or brass instruments. The quest for loud guitars came long before Les Paul, Leo Fender, and a host of other innovators developed workable electric guitars and amplification. Gift of Betty R.From the March/April 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By GREG OLWELL United States: California, Los Angeles Physical Description In 1947, Fred returned to the United States with his treasured guitar. Fred played this guitar and with his father entertained veterans in hospitals in the Toronto area. In 1938, a door to door salesman offered a Dobro guitar with lessons for $5.00 per week, for thirteen weeks. He was born in Detroit, Michigan and a year later, his family moved to Toronto, Canada. Patent #1,896,484 dated Februby John Dopyera for a musical instrument with a conical metal resonator.įrederick John Wright (1926-1985) was a classic amateur country music performer. ![]() This six course (6x1) guitar has a squared-off neck with raised strings for Hawaiian-style playing. "Dobro" is both a contraction of "Dopyera brothers" and a word meaning "goodness" in their native Slovak. The name originated in 1928 when the Dopyera brothers formed the Dobro Manufacturing Company. ![]() This resonator guitar was made by Dobro in Los Angeles, California around 1933-1937. ![]()
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