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Published on 02/25/09 at 08:29
A little history: In the '20s, guitarists were still and always looking for a way to increase the volume of their instrument to be heard. George Beauchamp, lap steel guitarist, addresses dopiera brothers, Austro-Hungarian emigrants, repair of various instruments for the design of a lap steel model "amplified". We are in 1927 and dopiera brothers, John and mainly dopiera, present at the Tricone Beauchamp, a lap steel with metal body and three metal cones acting as internal speakers connected to the bridge by a T. Let them join then in 1928 founded the National and commercialize this model: the National Tricone, which will be manufactured in factories of a certain Adolf Rickenbacher (finally Rickenbacker Americanized version), German immigrant. But the story of the young company run short: John dopiera filed a patent in 1927 for the Tricone, but Beauchamp managed to drop one in 1929 for Unicon, nose and beard of its inventor, John dopiera (this time a single cone replaces the three). Dopiera then founded the parallel Dobro (dopiera Brothers) and brings a lawsuit against Beauchamp with the idea of regaining control of National. The trial lasted 4 years and finally ending on the sentencing of Beauchamp. National-Dobro was born. Beauchamp, however, contine to work with Rickenbacker in 1931 and they market the first solid-body electric guitar under the name Electro Rickenbacker then: the A-22, better known as ridiculous Fryin Pan, frying pan, equipped micro horseshoe patented by Beauchamp.
For the curious, note that the idea of the resonator is not new. The maker of genius Antonio De Torres, who is responsible for the classical guitar as we know it today, proposed in the mid 19th century guitars with "resonance" means a cylindrical piece of wood under escutcheon and supposed to improve sound projection. This idea does not pass to posterity in the classical realm. Maybe the brothers attacked dopiera they inspired the Tricone?
- Made in China.
- Body: Bell brass chrome
- Cone: Aluminum,
- Bone nut, maple bridge,
- Mahogany from Honduras,
- 19 Rosewood cue with mother of pearl boxes,
- Sleeve width at nut: 45 mm, at 12th fret: 55 mm
- Junction handle / body in the 14th box,
- Scale 632 mm,
- Resonator Diameter: 24 cm
- Mechanical oil bath chrome (Gotoh)
- Assembled with 13/56 strings!
The manufacturing quality is bluffing for 440 euros! "It has everything a great ..."
UTILIZATION
Handle very pleasant, with highs access difficult due to the lack of cutaway, but on the other side is a slide guitar!
Rather cumbersome due to the materials.
Well balanced, as "classical" caregiver.
Not easy for little fingers the strings of 13/56 but the law of the dobro (must it sounds!)
SOUNDS
For the slide guitar of course. The resonator metal returns a metallic sound rather warm, especially powerful. Excellent sound regardless of the type (Hawaiian, rock, blues, ...).
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for a few months and what a pleasure for the slide to have a dedicated guitar.
Well made, with the metal finish makes it at once an instrument a little bit different: we're in the mood just by looking.
What could be better for 440 euros?
Only downside: no cover provided (shame for this type of instrument anyway, they might sell a little more expensive with a gig-bag) and difficult to find.
For the curious, note that the idea of the resonator is not new. The maker of genius Antonio De Torres, who is responsible for the classical guitar as we know it today, proposed in the mid 19th century guitars with "resonance" means a cylindrical piece of wood under escutcheon and supposed to improve sound projection. This idea does not pass to posterity in the classical realm. Maybe the brothers attacked dopiera they inspired the Tricone?
- Made in China.
- Body: Bell brass chrome
- Cone: Aluminum,
- Bone nut, maple bridge,
- Mahogany from Honduras,
- 19 Rosewood cue with mother of pearl boxes,
- Sleeve width at nut: 45 mm, at 12th fret: 55 mm
- Junction handle / body in the 14th box,
- Scale 632 mm,
- Resonator Diameter: 24 cm
- Mechanical oil bath chrome (Gotoh)
- Assembled with 13/56 strings!
The manufacturing quality is bluffing for 440 euros! "It has everything a great ..."
UTILIZATION
Handle very pleasant, with highs access difficult due to the lack of cutaway, but on the other side is a slide guitar!
Rather cumbersome due to the materials.
Well balanced, as "classical" caregiver.
Not easy for little fingers the strings of 13/56 but the law of the dobro (must it sounds!)
SOUNDS
For the slide guitar of course. The resonator metal returns a metallic sound rather warm, especially powerful. Excellent sound regardless of the type (Hawaiian, rock, blues, ...).
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for a few months and what a pleasure for the slide to have a dedicated guitar.
Well made, with the metal finish makes it at once an instrument a little bit different: we're in the mood just by looking.
What could be better for 440 euros?
Only downside: no cover provided (shame for this type of instrument anyway, they might sell a little more expensive with a gig-bag) and difficult to find.