DOBRO

LATE 193OS, BY THE REGAL COMPANY, CHICAGO

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DOBRO
LATE 193Os, BY THE REGAL COMPANY, CHICAGO
The peghead bearing the logo DOBRO, rosewood back and sides with herringbone center strip, body bound in ivoroid, spruce top with herringbone inlay, round neck with 12 fret bound ebony fingerboard, engraved and pierced cover plate, length of back 19 3/8 in. (49.2 cm.); and original hardshell case with adhesive tape inscribed by Lee Dickson Wood Body Dobro

This Dobro was used by Eric Clapton at the Concert of the Century at the White House, 23rd October 1999 for the opening number, his rendition of Robert Johnson's Rambling On My Mind; and for the same Johnson song during the last leg of the Pilgrim Tour in Japan, November/December 1999. It has also been used on various recording sessions in the last three to five years, although no specific recordings have been identified. (2)

Lot Essay

LD: This has been used a little bit in the studio...we've had it between three and five years.

MF to EC: How long have you owned Dobros for?

EC: The first important one I had...was around 1970 ..around the time I met Duane Allman. Because his was the first one I ever saw, it came from GTR [GTR, Fourth Avenue, Nashville] ... So I went to GTR...they made a custom guitar for me and ...whenever I've seen a blonde wooden top Dobro...[since] that resembled my first one...I'd buy it because they're very rare...very, very unusual and usually they're very well made, and they sound good -- so I've collected them. I've had a couple.
MF: Great - 35 years of owning Dobros.

EC: Yes.

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