The Dobro is a certain type of resonator guitar, but like how people call all facial tissue "Kleenex" (um, you know, TM or whatever), most people use the term to mean any type of resonator guitar. Personally, I just think "dobro" is fun to say. Kind of like "tuba." The Dobro was invented by the Dopyera brothers in the 1920s, and the name is both taken from their name ("Do"pyera "bro"thers) but also from their native Slovak, in which dobro means good or goodness.Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Dobro Player
The Dobro is a certain type of resonator guitar, but like how people call all facial tissue "Kleenex" (um, you know, TM or whatever), most people use the term to mean any type of resonator guitar. Personally, I just think "dobro" is fun to say. Kind of like "tuba." The Dobro was invented by the Dopyera brothers in the 1920s, and the name is both taken from their name ("Do"pyera "bro"thers) but also from their native Slovak, in which dobro means good or goodness.
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Thanks for the information and the beautiful photograph Lizzi.
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Very beautiful b and w photo! And thanks for the links, love the song ever since I saw a certain movie. Oh brother, this is so good!
ReplyDeleteWell Done! Very enjoyable photo, I like the white contrast you were able to capture.
ReplyDeleteIf you read Small City Scenes of Stanwood you will see that I was in La Conner on Friday having dinner with relatives of the inventors of the Dobro resonator. Between your two posts I felt a little spooked.
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It's a lovely photo, and I enjoy listening to the Dobro.
ReplyDeleteSuch a nice b&w.
ReplyDeleteGreat picture...lovely sound.
ReplyDeleteFascinating. "Dobro" means "good" in Serbian and Croatian. I also think you captured a special moment.
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