1937 Dobro No. 62

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1937 Dobro No. 62

Serial #1868, stamped on the top of the headstock. Built through the late 1930's, the Dobro model 62 featured fiddle-edge construction, a nickel-plated brass body with sand-blasted 'Spanish Dancer' scene, 14 fret mahogany neck, and bound rosewood fingerboard. The fiddle-edge Dobro instruments were all built by Regal, and were often sold through catalogue stores bearing store-owned trademarks. At $62 the model 62 was one of the more pricey Dobros available at it's introduction during the height of the Great Depression.

This particular instrument is a real thing of beauty. The nickel-plating is in excellent shape, and the guitar's body doesn't show the dings and dents we normally find on old metal-body guitars. The cone and bridge are original, as are the frets and nut. The guitar appears to have spent most of its life with a riser-nut and a Hawaiian set up. Tuners are post-war Klusons, and there are no added screwholes beneath the tuner plates. Apart from a few tuner and coverplate screws the only other non original part is a newer maple saddle.

The guitar plays very easily with standard 'Spanish' set up and comfortable action. The neck has a soft V profile that's neither large nor small, and the original frets play remarkably well. 1-3/4" nut width, 24.6" scale.

With newer hardshell case
1937 Dobro No. 62
  • 1937 Dobro No. 62
  • 1937 Dobro No. 62
  • 1937 Dobro No. 62
  • 1937 Dobro No. 62
  • 1937 Dobro No. 62
  • 1937 Dobro No. 62
  • 1937 Dobro No. 62
  • 1937 Dobro No. 62
  • 1937 Dobro No. 62
  • 1937 Dobro No. 62
  • 1937 Dobro No. 62
  • 1937 Dobro No. 62
  • 1937 Dobro No. 62
  • 1937 Dobro No. 62
  • 1937 Dobro No. 62
  • 1937 Dobro No. 62
  • 1937 Dobro No. 62
  • 1937 Dobro No. 62

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