This lovely Dobro Resonator was recently in the workshop for a new hand cut bone nut & maple saddle, fret level and hand fret polish along with a setup!
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The upper frets were very uneven, causing dead notes and a lot of buzz. The customer has put a black sharpie mark so indicate where the problems began. After confirming the uneven frets with a straight edge, the decision was made to level the upper frets.
After the upper frets were levelled, all the frets were recrown and hand polished to make all the frets feel fresh and smooth
After the upper frets were levelled, all the frets were recrown and hand polished to make all the frets feel fresh and smooth
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The customer wanted two new saddles made, so he had the option for slide if he wanted. This photo shows the maple blank, the two new saddles and the original saddle
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Fitting of the new saddle, some work was needed to be done on the biscuit to improve the tone transferal from the strings to the cone
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The saddle set to it’s required height, it was stained black to match the biscuit, the metal over the saddle was gently straighten too, as it had been badly buckled by its previous owner
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Hand cutting and shaping the new bone nut This was an opportunity to improve the fit of the nut compared to the factory fitted one
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With all the work complete and the guitar setup, the tone of the guitar was transformed and ready for the customer to collect.
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